RINDERPEST


Meaning of RINDERPEST in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' rin-d ə r- ˌ pest

Function: noun

Etymology: German, from Rinder, plural, cattle + Pest pestilence

Date: 1865

: an acute infectious usually fatal disease of ruminant mammals (as cattle) that is caused by a morbillivirus (species Rinderpest virus ) and that is marked by fever, diarrhea, and inflammation of mucous membranes

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