cattle plague
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Cattle plague — Cattle Cat tle (k[a^]t t l), n. pl. [OE. calet, chatel, goods, property, OF. catel, chatel, LL. captale, capitale, goods, property, esp. cattle, fr. L. capitals relating to the head, chief; because in early ages beasts constituted the chief part… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cattle plague — Plague Plague, n. [L. plaga a blow, stroke, plague; akin to Gr. ?, fr. ? to strike; cf. L. plangere to strike, beat. Cf. {Plaint}.] 1. That which smites, wounds, or troubles; a blow; a calamity; any afflictive evil or torment; a great trail or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cattle plague — Rinderpest Rin der*pest (r[i^]n d[ e]r*p[e^]st), n. [G., fr. rind, pl. rinder, cattle + pest pest, plague.] A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; called also {cattle plague}, {Russian… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cattle plague — noun an acute infectious viral disease of cattle (usually fatal); characterized by fever and diarrhea and inflammation of mucous membranes • Syn: ↑rinderpest • Hypernyms: ↑animal disease * * * noun Etymology: translation of German rinderpest … Useful english dictionary
cattle-plague — cattˈle plague noun A term applied to certain diseases of domestic cattle, esp rinderpest or steppe murrain • • • Main Entry: ↑cattle … Useful english dictionary
CATTLE PLAGUE — or RINDERPEST a disease which affects ruminants, but especially bovine cattle; indigenous to the East, Russia, Persia, India, and China, and imported into Britain only by contagion of some kind; the most serious outbreaks were in 1865 and… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
cattle plague — infectious viral disease (mainly found in cattle and sheep) … English contemporary dictionary
Russian cattle plague — Cattle Cat tle (k[a^]t t l), n. pl. [OE. calet, chatel, goods, property, OF. catel, chatel, LL. captale, capitale, goods, property, esp. cattle, fr. L. capitals relating to the head, chief; because in early ages beasts constituted the chief part… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cattle plague — Vet. Pathol. rinderpest. [1865 70] * * * … Universalium
cattle-plague — n. Murrain, rinderpest … New dictionary of synonyms
