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blouwildebeesoog

noun blou·wil·de·bees·oog \ ˈblau̇ˌvildəˌbāˌsȯḵ \

Definition of blouwildebeesoog

plural -s
Africa
: a disease marked by exophthalmos, blindness, and frequently rupture of the eyeball occurring in sheep that come in contact with the gnu and probably due to an unidentified infective agent

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Origin and Etymology of blouwildebeesoog

Afrikaans, from blouwildebees brindled gnu + oog eye, from Middle Dutch ōghe; akin to Old English ēage eye

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