First Known Use: 1865
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rinderpest
noun rin·der·pest \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
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Origin of RINDERPEST
German, from Rinder, plural, cattle + Pest pestilence
Rhymes with RINDERPEST
acid test, almagest, anapest, beta test, blanket chest, Bucharest, decongest, disinfest, disinterest, disinvest, false arrest, galley-west, Hammerfest, hornet's nest, house arrest, manifest, north-northwest, palimpsest, placement test, predigest, quarter rest, reinvest, Rorschach test, Sackville-West, second-best, self-addressed, self-confessed, self-interest, self-possessed, uninterest, unprofessed, vision quest
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rinderpest
noun rin·der·pest \ˈrin-dər-ˌpest\
Medical Definition of RINDERPEST
: 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
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