nagana

or n'ga·na

[ nuh-gah-nuh ]

/ nəˈgɑ nə /

noun Veterinary Pathology.

a disease of horses and other animals, widespread in parts of Africa, caused by the organism Trypanosoma brucei, and transmitted by a variety of tsetse fly.

any trypanosomal disease of animals that is transmitted by the tsetse fly.

Also called tset·se disease

[tset-see, tet-, tsee-tsee, tee-] /ˈtsɛt si, ˈtɛt-, ˈtsi tsi, ˈti-/ .

Origin of nagana

1890–95; <Nguni; compare Zulu unukane, ulunakane, izinakane

Words nearby nagana

nag, Naga, Naga Hills, Nagaland, nagami kumquat, nagana, Nagano, Nagari, Nagarjuna, Nagasaki, Nägele obliquity

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Example sentences from the Web for nagana

In the course of his work he established beyond question that the "nagana" and the tsetse-fly disease were identical.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
The nagana, or tsetse-fly disease of cattle is the most virulent disease of domestic animals in certain parts of Africa.
Handbook of Medical Entomology|William Albert Riley
Nagana is one of the most serious diseases of domestic animals in Central and Southern Africa.
Insects and Diseases|Rennie W. Doane

British Dictionary definitions for nagana

nagana

/ (nəˈɡɑːnə) /

noun

a disease of domesticated animals of central and southern Africa, caused by parasitic protozoa of the genus Trypanosoma transmitted by tsetse flies

Word Origin for nagana

from Zulu u-nakane

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单词	nagana
释义	nagana or n'ga·na [ nuh-gah-nuh ] / nəˈgɑ nə / noun Veterinary Pathology. a disease of horses and other animals, widespread in parts of Africa, caused by the organism Trypanosoma brucei, and transmitted by a variety of tsetse fly. any trypanosomal disease of animals that is transmitted by the tsetse fly. Also called tset·se disease [tset-see, tet-, tsee-tsee, tee-] /ˈtsɛt si, ˈtɛt-, ˈtsi tsi, ˈti-/ . Origin of nagana 1890–95; <Nguni; compare Zulu unukane, ulunakane, izinakane Words nearby nagana nag, Naga, Naga Hills, Nagaland, nagami kumquat, nagana, Nagano, Nagari, Nagarjuna, Nagasaki, Nägele obliquity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nagana In the course of his work he established beyond question that the "nagana" and the tsetse-fly disease were identical. Handbook of Medical Entomology\|William Albert Riley The nagana, or tsetse-fly disease of cattle is the most virulent disease of domestic animals in certain parts of Africa. Handbook of Medical Entomology\|William Albert Riley Nagana is one of the most serious diseases of domestic animals in Central and Southern Africa. Insects and Diseases\|Rennie W. Doane British Dictionary definitions for nagana nagana / (nəˈɡɑːnə) / noun a disease of domesticated animals of central and southern Africa, caused by parasitic protozoa of the genus Trypanosoma transmitted by tsetse flies Word Origin for nagana from Zulu u-nakane Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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