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1. Noun. Infectious disease of birds.

Exact synonyms: Parrot Disease
Generic synonyms: Animal Disease

2. Noun. An atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds.

Exact synonyms: Ornithosis, Parrot Fever
Generic synonyms: Atypical Pneumonia, Mycoplasmal Pneumonia, Primary Atypical Pneumonia

1. Noun. (disease) An infection by Chlamydia bacteria, caught from infected birds, and characterised by fever, pneumonia and headaches. ¹

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