RINDERPEST


Meaning of RINDERPEST in English

/rin"deuhr pest'/ , n. Vet. Pathol.

an acute, usually fatal infectious disease of cattle, sheep, etc., caused by a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus and characterized by high fever, diarrhea, and lesions of the skin and mucous membranes. Also called cattle plague .

[ 1860-65; Rinder cattle (pl. of Rind ) + Pest pestilence ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .