RINDERPEST
rinderpest, cattle plague
(noun) an acute infectious viral disease of cattle (usually fatal); characterized by fever and diarrhea and inflammation of mucous membranes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
rinderpest (usually uncountable, plural rinderpests)
A contagious disease of ruminants and swine caused by Rinderpest virus, an RNA virus of the genus Morbillivirus.
Source: Wiktionary
Rin"der*pest, n. Etym: [G., fr. rind, pl. rinder, cattle + pest pest, plague.]
Definition: A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; -- called also cattle plague, Russian cattle plague, and steppe murrain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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