an acute, usually fatal infectious disease of cattle, sheep, etc., caused by a paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus and characterized by high fever, diarrhea, and lesions of the skin and mucous membranes.
Main Entry: cattle plague Function: noun :RINDERPEST
Main Entry: rin·der·pest Pronunciation: 'rin-d&r-"pest Function: noun : an acute infectious febrile disease of ruminant animals (as cattle)that is caused by a morbillivirus and is marked by diarrhea and inflammation of mucous membranes called also cattle plague
[rin-der-pest] 