bluetongue
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bluetongue
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From blue + tongue.
noun bluetongues · blue-tongue
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A disease of ruminants, caused by Bluetongue virus of the genus Orbivirus, carried by mosquitos, midges etc.
Similar: catarrhal fever
- The blue-tongue lizard. “I don't worry about snakes, blue-tongues, spiders. All I worry about is the mutton-bird.”
- Someone who is as sleepy as a lizard; a lazy person.
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noun disease of ruminants
| Español | lengua azul |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 청설병 cheongseolbyeong |
| 日本語 | ブルータング burūtangu |
| 中文 | 藍舌病 /蓝舌病 lánshébìng |
| Português | febre catarral, língua azul |
| Français | fièvre catarrhale, maladie de la langue bleue |
| Deutsch | Blauzungenkrankheit |
| Italiano | lingua blu |
| Русский | катара́льная лихора́дка katarálʹnaja lixorádka |
| العربية | مَرَض اَللِّسَان اَلْأَزْرَق maraḍ al-lisān al-ʔazraq |
Talk about this word "bluetongue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bluetongue. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bluetongue. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bluetongue "bluetongue." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bluetongue.Cite this
@misc{bluetongue_2026,
title = {bluetongue},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bluetongue},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
