Main Entry: rin·der·pest

Pronunciation: \ˈrin-dər-ˌpest\

Function: noun

: an acute infectious usually fatal disease of ruminant animals (as cattle) that is caused by a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus (species Rinderpest virus) and is marked by fever, diarrhea, and inflammation of mucous membranes—called also cattle plague