bluetongue
A disease of ruminants, caused by Bluetongue virus of the genus Orbivirus, carried by…A disease of ruminants, caused by Bluetongue virus of the genus Orbivirus, carried by mosquitos, midges etc.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)A disease of ruminants, caused by Bluetongue virus of the genus Orbivirus, carried by mosquitos, midges etc.
Blauzungenkrankheit
катара́льная лихора́дкаkatarálʹnaja lixorádka
(Australia, countable)The blue-tongue lizard.
(Australia, New Zealand, colloquial, countable)Someone who is as sleepy as a lizard; a lazy person.
- a viral disease of sheep and cattle that is transmitted by biting midges
Translations
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Origin
From blue + tongue.From blue + tongue.
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Forms
plural: bluetonguesSynonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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