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louping-ill

louping-ill is the alternative form of louping ill.

Meaning of louping ill

Noun

louping ill (uncountable)

  1. An enzootic and often fatal viral disease of sheep and other domestic animals, spread by ticks. It is characterized by muscular tremors and spasms, followed by more or less complete paralysis. The principal lesion is an inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.

Questions about louping-ill

What is louping-ill the alternative form of?
Louping-ill is the alternative form of louping ill.

Words near louping-ill in the dictionary

  1. loup-garous
  2. loupe
  3. loupes
  4. louping
  5. louping ill
  6. louping-ill
  7. loups
  8. loups-garous
  9. Louque
  10. Louques
  11. lour

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