RABIES


Meaning of RABIES in English

/ ˈreɪbiːz; NAmE / noun

[ U ] a disease of dogs and other animals that causes madness and death. Infected animals can pass the disease to humans by biting them.

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WORD ORIGIN

late 16th cent.: from Latin , from rabere rave.

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