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bubonic plague en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /bjuːˈbɒ.nɪkˌpleɪɡ/

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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.

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Relateds

Black Death

Translations (51)

ast peste bubónica (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · cmn 腺鼠疫 (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · af builepes (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · eu izurri pneumoniko (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · is kýlapest (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · ia peste bubonic (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · sv böldpest (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · pt peste bubónica (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · ru бубо́нная чума́ (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · fr peste bubonique (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · fi paiserutto (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · cs bubonický mor (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · ga plá bhúbónach (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · or ବୁବୋନିକ୍ ପ୍ଲେଗ୍ (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · la pestis bubonica (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · ka შავი ჭირი (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · es peste bubónica (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · tr hıyarcıklı veba (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · lt buboninis maras (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · id pes bubo (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · km រោគប៉ែស្ដ (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · pl dżuma dymienicza (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · bn বিউবনিক প্লেগ (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · mn тарваган тахал (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · az bubon taunu (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · nn byllepest (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · ro pestă bubonică (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · haw piwa ʻeleʻele (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · ka ჟამი (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · uk бубо́нна чума́ (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · de Beulenpest (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · nl builenpest (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · pt peste bubônica (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · gl peste bubónica (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · br bosenn werblus (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · mi mate pūponiki (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · ja 腺ペスト (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · fa طاعُونِ خیارَکِی (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · be бубо́нная чума́ (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · scn pesti bubbònica (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · my ပလိပ် (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · fo svullapest (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · af pasteurellose (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · my ဘင်နာ (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · mk бу́бонска чу́ма (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · da byldepest (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · eo bubona pesto (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · nv dlóóʼ binaalniih (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · el βουβωνική πανώλη (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · nb byllepest (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis) · sw tauni (disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis)