bluetongue en · NOUN
Etymology
From blue + tongue.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A disease of ruminants, caused by Bluetongue virus of the genus Orbivirus, carried by mosquitos, midges etc.
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(Australia, countable) The blue-tongue lizard.
“I don't worry about snakes, blue-tongues, spiders. All I worry about is the mutton-bird.”
2004, Nicholas Shakespeare, In Tasmania, Harvill Press, p. 191
- (Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial, countable) Someone who is as sleepy as a lizard; a lazy person.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blue-tongue | alternative | lexicographic | |
| bluetongues | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
catarrhal fever (disease)
Translations (15)
hy կատառային տենդ (disease of ruminants) · de Blauzungenkrankheit (disease of ruminants) · pt língua azul (disease of ruminants) · ko 청설병 (disease of ruminants) · ar مَرَض اَللِّسَان اَلْأَزْرَق (disease of ruminants) · cmn 藍舌病 /蓝舌病 (disease of ruminants) · es lengua azul (disease of ruminants) · ru катара́льная лихора́дка (disease of ruminants) · it lingua blu (disease of ruminants) · fr fièvre catarrhale (disease of ruminants) · pl choroba niebieskiego języka (disease of ruminants) · fr maladie de la langue bleue (disease of ruminants) · ja ブルータング (disease of ruminants) · pt febre catarral (disease of ruminants) · nl blauwtong (disease of ruminants)