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surra

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables
sur-ra
IPA
5
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A disease of vertebrate animals caused by protozoan trypanosomes, involving fever, weakness, and lethargy.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Marathi [script needed] (sūra, “air breathed through the nostrils”), imitative of heavy breathing through the nostrils.

Usage

Questions

What does surra mean?
A disease of vertebrate animals caused by protozoan trypanosomes, involving fever, weakness, and lethargy.
Where does surra come from?
From Marathi [script needed] (sūra, “air breathed through the nostrils”), imitative of heavy breathing through the nostrils.

How to pronounce surra

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