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pip

pip

9.9
A disease in young birds that makes the tongue area swell and swallowing difficult
  • noun
  • /pɪp/
  • Specialized
translation icon : pip (en pollitos)
  • Farmers need to watch for signs of pip in their poultry, as it can prevent them from eating properly.

Examples

  • Last spring, the flock suffered from pip, which caused several birds to lose their appetite.

  • After all, MON 810 is a registered pesticide (the technical term is a PIP, plant incorporated pesticide).

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  • The veterinarian diagnosed the young chicks with pip after observing their difficulty in swallowing.

Idioms

pip pip
  • Archaic
9.9

A friendly old-fashioned British way to say goodbye

toodle pip
  • Archaic
9.9

A cheerful informal way to say goodbye

Compounds

pip-squeak
  • Offensive
1 9.6

A small or young person who is not taken seriously

Surface Forms

pip singular
pips plural

Etymology

Pip The name pip for a young-bird disease probably comes from the idea of a small hard 'pip' or sore on the tongue of chicks, so the word came to mean that particular illness in young birds.