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Meaning of bubonic plague | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A contagious, often fatal, epidemic disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, transmitted by the bite of fleas from an infected person or rodent, especially a rat, and characterized by delirium, chills, fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and the formation of buboes.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Beulenpest
Español peste bubónica
Suomi paiserutto
Français peste bubonique
日本語 腺ペスト
Nederlands builenpest
Português peste bubônica
Svenska böldpest

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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