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footrot

footrot noun: a hoof infection, infectious pododermatitis, that is commonly found in sheep, goat, and cattle.

Noun

footrot (countable and uncountable, plural footrots)

  1. A hoof infection, infectious pododermatitis, that is commonly found in sheep, goat, and cattle.
    Synonyms:
    interdigital necrobacillosis

Synonyms of footrot

  • interdigital necrobacillosis

Forms of footrot

pluralfootrots
alternative formfoot rot

Origin of footrot

From foot + rot.

Questions about footrot

What does footrot mean?
Footrot means a hoof infection, infectious pododermatitis, that is commonly found in sheep, goat, and cattle.
What part of speech is footrot?
Footrot is a noun.
What is the plural of footrot?
The plural of footrot is footrots.

Words near footrot in the dictionary

  1. footrests
  2. footrim
  3. footroom
  4. footrope
  5. footropes
  6. footrot
  7. footrots
  8. footrub
  9. footrubs
  10. footrule
  11. footrules

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