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Meaning of Strangles | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lz

Definitions

A disease of horses caused by an infection by the bacterium Streptococcus equi.

uncountable

Equivalents

العربية خُنَان m خُنَاق يخنق
Čeština hříběcí
Dansk kværke
Deutsch Drüse
Español gurma
Suomi pääntauti
Français gourme
Italiano stranguglione
日本語 腺疫
Nederlands droes
Polski zołzy
Português garrotilho
Русский мыт
Türkçe su sakağısı

Examples

“The Vives, like the strangles, is most incident to young horses, and usually proceeds from the same causes, such as catching cold, being over-heated, or over-worked, about the time of shedding their teeth.”

CEFR level

C2
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See also

strangleweed Strangling strangling angel strangling angel of children strangolapreti strangth

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