STRANGLES


Meaning of STRANGLES in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈstraŋ-gəlz ]

noun plural but singular or plural in construction

Etymology: plural of obsolete strangle act of strangling

Date: circa 1706

: an infectious febrile disease of horses caused by a streptococcus ( Streptococcus equi ) and marked especially by inflammation and congestion of mucous membranes of the respiratory tract

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