rinderpest

One entry found for rinderpest.

Main Entry: rin·der·pest
Pronunciation: 'rin-d&r-"pest
Function: noun
Etymology: German, from Rinder, plural, cattle + Pest pestilence
: an acute infectious usually fatal 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