canine distemper

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   a viral disease of young dogs characterized by high fever and respiratory inflammation

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Questions about canine distemper

What does canine distemper mean?

canine distemper means "a viral disease of young dogs characterized by high fever and respiratory inflammation".

Is canine distemper a common word?

canine distemper is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.