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hoof-and-mouth disease

hoof-and-mouth disease
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hoo f-uh n-mouth, hoof-]
    • /ˈhʊf ənˈmaʊθ, ˈhuf-/
    • /huːf ænd maʊθ dɪˈziːz /
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hoo f-uh n-mouth, hoof-]
    • /ˈhʊf ənˈmaʊθ, ˈhuf-/

Definitions of hoof-and-mouth disease words

  • noun hoof-and-mouth disease foot-and-mouth disease. 1
  • noun hoof-and-mouth disease an acute highly infectious viral disease of cattle, pigs, sheep, and goats, characterized by the formation of vesicular eruptions in the mouth and on the feet, esp around the hoofs 0
  • noun hoof-and-mouth disease foot-and-mouth disease 0

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Origin of hoof-and-mouth disease

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Hoof-and-mouth disease

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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hoof-and-mouth disease popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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