RINDERPEST


Meaning of RINDERPEST in English

[ 'rɪndəpɛst ]

■ noun an infectious viral disease of ruminants, especially cattle, characterized by fever and dysentery.

Origin

C19: from Ger., from Rinder 'cattle' + Pest 'plague'.

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