Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rinderpest

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
rinder-pest
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rinderpest (“cattle plague”).

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What does rinderpest mean?
An eradicated contagious disease of ruminants and swine caused by Rinderpest virus, an RNA virus of the genus Morbillivirus.
Where does rinderpest come from?
Borrowed from German Rinderpest (“cattle plague”).

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