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Meaning of scrapie | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈskɹeɪpi

Definitions

A degenerative prion disease of sheep and goats that attacks the central nervous system.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية قعاص الغنم
Deutsch Scrapie Traberkrankheit
Español prurito lumbar
Suomi lampaan kutkatauti scrapie skrapi
Français scrapie tremblante du mouton
Galego rebullón teo tortón
Íslenska riða
Italiano scrapie
日本語 スクレイピー
한국어 진전병
Nederlands schuurziekte
Português scrapie
Русский почесуха скре́йпи

Examples

“This incurable disease, called scrapie, became a large problem, often killing one ewe in ten.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Scraping Scrapings scraplet scrapman scrapmerchant scrapmonger

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