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blouwildebeesoog
noun
blou·wil·de·bees·oog
\ˈblau̇ˌvildəˌbāˌsȯḵ\
Definition of blouwildebeesoog
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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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