plague doctor
plague doctor noun: a physician treating the bubonic plague, or employed simply to collect demographic and epidemiological data, especially one wearing protective clothing including goggles and a mask with a long bird's beak filled with aromatics to ward off the disease.
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Noun
plague doctor (plural plague doctors)
- A physician treating the bubonic plague, or employed simply to collect demographic and epidemiological data, especially one wearing protective clothing including goggles and a mask with a long bird's beak filled with aromatics to ward off the disease.
plague doctor meaning in Arabic
plague doctor in Arabic
- plague doctor
- طبيب الطاعون
Forms of plague doctor
| plural | plague doctors |
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Questions about plague doctor
- What does plague doctor mean?
- Plague doctor means a physician treating the bubonic plague, or employed simply to collect demographic and epidemiological data, especially one wearing protective clothing including goggles and a mask with a long bird's beak filled with aromatics to ward off the disease.
- What is plague doctor in Arabic?
- Plague doctor in Arabic is طبيب الطاعون. See Plague doctor meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is plague doctor?
- Plague doctor is a noun.
- What is the plural of plague doctor?
- The plural of plague doctor is plague doctors.
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