noun
: a plague of which wild rodents and their fleas are the reservoirs and vectors and which is widely distributed in western No. and So. America though rarely affecting man
noun
: a plague of which wild rodents and their fleas are the reservoirs and vectors and which is widely distributed in western No. and So. America though rarely affecting man
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012