[mur-in] 
| 1. | Veterinary Pathology. any of various diseases of cattle, as anthrax, foot-and-mouth disease, and Texas fever. |
| 2. | Obsolete. a plague or pestilence. |
| mur·rain (mûr'ĭn) n.
[Middle English moreine, from Old French morine, from Medieval Latin morina, from Latin morī, to die; see mer- in Indo-European roots.] |
Murrain
Heb. deber, "destruction," a "great mortality", the fifth plague that fell upon the Egyptians (Ex. 9:3). It was some distemper that resulted in the sudden and widespread death of the cattle. It was confined to the cattle of the Egyptians that were in the field (9:6).
