louping ill
An enzootic and often fatal viral disease of sheep and other domestic animals, spread…An enzootic and often fatal viral disease of sheep and other domestic animals, spread by ticks. It is characterized by muscular tremors and spasms, followed by more or less complete paralysis. The principal lesion is an inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An enzootic and often fatal viral disease of sheep and other domestic animals, spread by ticks. It is characterized by muscular tremors and spasms, followed by more or less complete paralysis. The principal lesion is an inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.
- an acute viral disease of the nervous system in sheep; can be transmitted by Ixodes ricinus
Origin
From Scots loup (“to leap”), since affected sheep would spring into the air.From Scots loup (“to leap”), since affected sheep would spring into the air.
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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