Main Entry:

rin·der·pest

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