distemper
Example Sentences
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In service to that conviction, Davis examined the distempers of Los Angeles and diagnosed their causes.
From Los Angeles Times
When there was no distemper around, gray wolves survived better and reproduced more than black wolves, the simulations showed, tending to increase the number of gray wolves.
From Science Magazine
Puppies typically get annual distemper combination vaccine boosters, which include the parvovirus vaccine, for the first three years of their lives.
From Washington Times
Feds attributed those deaths to phocine distemper virus.
From Washington Times
Second place, with a prize of $1,000, went to Wild Thang, a survivor of distemper who is now toothless, with a perpetually protruding tongue.
From New York Times
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