Definitions for: Rinderpest


[n] an acute infectious viral disease of cattle (usually fatal); characterized by fever and diarrhea and inflammation of mucous membranes



Webster (1913) Definition: Rin"der*pest (r[i^]n"d[~e]r*p[e^]st), n. [G., fr.
rind, pl. rinder, cattle + pest pest, plague.]
A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat
cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; -- called also
cattle plague, Russian cattle plague, and {steppe
murrain}.

Synonyms: cattle plague

See Also: animal disease

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