Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lungsickness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lungsick-ness
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A contagious bovine pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma mycoides.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Lungsickness is still bad at the farm Coleford; 22 heade of cattle have died up to date."

Etymology

From lung + sickness.

Usage

Synonyms

contagious bovine pleuropneumonia CBPP

Questions

What does lungsickness mean?: A contagious bovine pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma mycoides.
Where does lungsickness come from?: From lung + sickness.

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