SCRAPIE

scrapie

(noun) a fatal disease of sheep characterized by chronic itching and loss of muscular control and progressive degeneration of the central nervous system

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

scrapie (countable and uncountable, plural scrapies)

A degenerative prion disease of sheep and goats that attacks the central nervous system.

Coordinate terms

• zombie deer disease

• mad cow disease

Anagrams

• epacris, ice spar, icespar, raspice, spacier

Source: Wiktionary



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