ə|nad.ə|pestəfə(r)- noun
Etymology: New Latin anatipestifer, from Latin anat-, anas duck + New Latin -i- + Latin pestifer pestiferous — more at pestiferous
: an acute infectious disease of domestic ducks caused by a bacterium ( Pasteurella anatipestifer or Pfeifferella anatipestifer ) and marked by sluggishness, greenish diarrhea, and respiratory symptoms with death commonly resulting in 6 to 12 hours