/merr"in/ , n.
1. Vet. Pathol. any of various diseases of cattle, as anthrax, foot-and-mouth disease, and Texas fever.
2. Obs. a plague or pestilence.
[ 1300-50; ME moreine, moryne morine a plague, equiv. to mor ( ir ) to die ( mori ) + -ine -INE 2 ]