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