MURRAIN


Meaning of MURRAIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmʌrɪn ]

n. 1 an infectious disease of cattle, carried by parasites. 2 archaic a plague, esp. the potato blight during the Irish famine in the mid-19th c. [ME f. AF moryn, OF morine f. morir f. L mori die]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.