cattle plague

American  

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

1. rinderpest.

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cattle plague British  

noun

1. another name for rinderpest

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Etymology

Origin of cattle plague

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Morbillivirus spilled over into humans from cattle, in whom it causes a devastating disease known as rinderpest, or “cattle plague,” sometime in the 10th century.

From New York Times

Rinderpest virus, also known as cattle plague, is in the same family as measles, but does not infect humans.

From Nature

Rinderpest, or cattle plague, did not affect humans directly but decimated hundreds of millions of cattle across Asia, Europe and Africa.

From Reuters

The village is grievously smitten by the "cattle plague."

From Project Gutenberg

But the workman got out of the cattle plague, only to get into worse trouble from the buffalo.

From Project Gutenberg