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rinderpest

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An eradicated contagious disease of ruminants and swine caused by Rinderpest virus, an RNA virus of the genus Morbillivirus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an acute infectious viral disease of cattle (usually fatal); characterized by fever and diarrhea and inflammation of mucous membranes

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cattle plague

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: animal disease

History

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rinderpest (“cattle plague”).

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: runderpes — disease
  • Armenian: տավարի ժանտախտ (tavari žantaxt) — disease
  • Bulgarian: чума по добитъка (čuma po dobitǎka) — disease
  • Chinese Mandarin: 牛瘟 (niúwēn) — disease
  • Dutch: runderpest — disease
  • Estonian: veiste katk — disease
  • Finnish: karjarutto — disease
  • French: peste bovine — disease
  • German: Rinderpest — disease
  • Malay: rinderpes — disease
  • Polish: księgosusz — disease
  • Polish: pomór bydła — disease
  • Portuguese: peste bovina — disease
  • Russian: падёж (padjóž) — disease
  • Russian: чума́ рогатого скота (čumá rogatovo skota) — disease
  • Spanish: peste bovina — disease
  • Swedish: boskapspest — disease
  • Tamil: வெக்கை (vekkai) — disease
  • Tamil: பெருநோய் (perunōy) — disease
  • Tamil: பிச்சைநோவு (piccainōvu) — disease
  • Vietnamese: bệnh rinderpest — disease
  • Vietnamese: dịch tả trâu bò — disease
  • Volapük: bubapäst — disease