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noun
Mad cow disease; bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Qualifier: by ellipsis
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noun
A cow afflicted with mad cow disease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, usually
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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mad, cow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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History
Ellipsis of mad cow disease.
Across languages
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
