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styfziekte

styfziekte noun: paralysis of cattle or sheep, having various possible causes such as Crotalaria poisoning.

Noun

styfziekte (uncountable)

  1. (South Africa) Paralysis of cattle or sheep, having various possible causes such as Crotalaria poisoning.
    Synonyms:
    stiff sickness

Synonyms of styfziekte

Origin of styfziekte

From Afrikaans styfziekte.

Questions about styfziekte

What does styfziekte mean?
Styfziekte means paralysis of cattle or sheep, having various possible causes such as Crotalaria poisoning.
What part of speech is styfziekte?
Styfziekte is a noun.

Words near styfziekte in the dictionary

  1. styes
  2. styey
  3. styfsiekte
  4. styful
  5. styfuls
  6. styfziekte
  7. stygial
  8. stygian
  9. Stygians
  10. stygiobiont
  11. stygiobionts

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