a serious infectious disease that killed millions of people in Europe and Asia in the past but is now fairly rare. It is passed on by the fleas that live on black rats.
Synonyms and related words
Specific diseases
AIDS
amoebic dysentery
avian flu
bubonic plague
noun uncountable
US /bjuˌbɑnɪk ˈpleɪɡ/
Other entries for this word
bubonicplague at the Black Death
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a serious infectious disease that killed millions of people in Europe and Asia in the past but is now fairly rare. It is passed on by the fleas that live on black rats.