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(mʉr′in)

noun

any of various infectious diseases of cattle
Archaic a pestilence; plague

Origin: ME moreine < OFr morine < VL *morire, to die < L mori: see mortal

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noun

Any of various highly infectious diseases of cattle, as anthrax.
Obsolete A pestilence or dire disease.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English moreine

Origin: , from Old French morine

Origin: , from Medieval Latin morina

Origin: , from Latin morī, to die; see mer- in Indo-European roots

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