Strangles

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈstɹæŋɡ(ə)lz

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolgurma

Françaisgourme

DeutschDrüse

11 more languages

العربيةخُنَان m خُنَاق يخنق

Češtinahříběcí

Suomipääntauti

Italianostranguglione

日本語腺疫

Nederlandsdroes

Polskizołzy

Portuguêsgarrotilho

Русскиймыт

Türkçesu 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

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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See also

strangleweed Strangling strangling angel strangling angel of children strangolapreti strangth

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