mad cow en · NOUN
Etymology
Ellipsis of mad cow disease.
Meanings
- (qualifier:by ellipsis, uncountable, usually) Mad cow disease; bovine spongiform encephalopathy.
- (countable, usually) A cow afflicted with mad cow disease.
- (uncountable, usually) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see mad, cow.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| mad cows | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (3)
fr maladie de la vache folle (mad cow disease) · fr vache folle (cow afflicted with mad cow disease) · fr vache folle (mad cow disease)