murrain

mur·rain  (mûrn)

n.

1. Any of various highly infectious diseases of cattle, as anthrax.

2. Obsolete A pestilence or dire disease.

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[Middle English moreine, from Old French morine, from Medieval Latin morina, from Latin mor, to die; see mer- in Indo-European roots.]

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murrain [murr-rin]

Noun

any plaguelike disease in cattle [Old French morir to die]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

murrain - any disease of domestic animals that resembles a plague animal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings