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cattle plague

noun Veterinary Pathology.

rinderpest.

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Origin of cattle plague

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby cattle plague

cattle-grid, cattle grub, cattle guard, cattleman, cattle market, cattle plague, cattle prod, cattle run, cattleship, cattle show, cattle-stop
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British Dictionary definitions for cattle plague

cattle plague

noun

another name for rinderpest
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