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rinderpest

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Main Entry:
rin·der·pest 
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Pronunciation:
\ˈrin-dər-ˌpest\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
German, from Rinder, plural, cattle + Pest pestilence
Date:
1865
: an acute infectious disease of ruminant mammals (as cattle) that is caused by a morbillivirus (species Rinderpest virus) and that is marked by fever, diarrhea, and inflammation of mucous membranes and by high mortality in epidemics


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