murrain

Speech parts

1. murrain - Noun

2. murrain - Adjective

Meaning

An infectious and fatal disease among cattle.

Having, or afflicted with, murrain.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

black death thrush disease plague blight pestilence barbel infection mortality endemic epidemic affection bug pest ailment

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Antonyms

health treatment advantage benefit medicine healing

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Hypernyms

animal disease

Examples

his mighty shoulders twitched. "A murrain of these wizardly feuds! Pelias has dealt well with me, but I care not if I see him no more. Give me a clean sword and a clean foe to flesh it in. Damnation! What would I not give for a flagon of wine!" Robert E. Howard

Close letter words and terms

murr murra Murrah murrained murram Murran