BLUETONGUE


Meaning of BLUETONGUE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈblü-ˌtəŋ ]

noun

Date: 1863

: a noncontagious virus disease chiefly of sheep that is caused by a reovirus (genus Orbivirus ) transmitted by biting midges and is characterized especially by swelling and ulceration of mucous membranes of the mouth and tongue

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.