rinderpest

rin·der·pest

noun \ˈrin-dər-ˌpest\

Definition of RINDERPEST

: 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

Origin of RINDERPEST

German, from Rinder, plural, cattle + Pest pestilence

First Known Use: 1865

Rhymes with RINDERPEST

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