{Steppe murrain}. (Far.) See {Rinderpest}. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
steppe murrain — Rinderpest Rin der*pest (r[i^]n d[ e]r*p[e^]st), n. [G., fr. rind, pl. rinder, cattle + pest pest, plague.] A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; called also {cattle plague}, {Russian… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Steppe — Steppe, n. [From Russ. stepe, through G. or F. steppe.] One of the vast plains in Southeastern Europe and in Asia, generally elevated, and free from wood, analogous to many of the prairies in Western North America. See {Savanna}. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cattle plague — Rinderpest Rin der*pest (r[i^]n d[ e]r*p[e^]st), n. [G., fr. rind, pl. rinder, cattle + pest pest, plague.] A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; called also {cattle plague}, {Russian… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rinderpest — Rin der*pest (r[i^]n d[ e]r*p[e^]st), n. [G., fr. rind, pl. rinder, cattle + pest pest, plague.] A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; called also {cattle plague}, {Russian cattle… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Russian cattle plague — Rinderpest Rin der*pest (r[i^]n d[ e]r*p[e^]st), n. [G., fr. rind, pl. rinder, cattle + pest pest, plague.] A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; called also {cattle plague}, {Russian… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rinderpest — Taxobox color = violet name = Rinderpest virus image width = 240px virus group = V ordo = Mononegavirales familia = Paramyxoviridae genus = Morbillivirus species = Rinderpest virus Rinderpest is an infectious viral disease of cattle, domestic… … Wikipedia
rinderpest — /rin deuhr pest /, n. Vet. Pathol. an acute, usually fatal infectious disease of cattle, sheep, etc., caused by a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus and characterized by high fever, diarrhea, and lesions of the skin and mucous membranes.… … Universalium
cattle-plague — cattˈle plague noun A term applied to certain diseases of domestic cattle, esp rinderpest or steppe murrain • • • Main Entry: ↑cattle … Useful english dictionary
Black Death — ), [ [http://www.pasteur.fr/actu/presse/press/07pesteTIGR E.htm Researchers sound the alarm: the multidrug resistance of the plague bacillus could spread] ] but recently attributed by some to other diseases.The pandemic is thought to have begun… … Wikipedia
