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bluetongue
blue·tongue B0349900 (blo͞o′tŭng′)n. A viral disease of sheep and cattle that is transmitted by biting insects and is characterized by fever, the formation of oral lesions, and swelling and cyanosis of the lips and tongue.bluetongue (ˌbluːˈtʌŋ) n (Animals) an Australian lizard, Tiliqua scincoides, having a cobalt-blue tongue
bluetongue (ˌbluːˈtʌŋ) n (Veterinary Science) vet science a viral disease of domestic and wild ruminants transmitted by arthropods and characterized by reproductive problems or vasculitis. Sheep, which are most frequently affected, develop swelling of the face and a cyanotic tongueblue•tongue (ˈbluˌtʌŋ) n. a viral disease of sheep and cattle, transmitted by biting insects, characterized by high fever and a swollen, cyanotic tongue. [1860–65] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | bluetongue - a viral disease of sheep and cattle that is transmitted by biting midgescatarrhal fever - any of several disease of livestock marked by fever and edema of the respiratory tract |
bluetongue
bluetongue[′blü‚təŋ] (veterinary medicine) An arthropod-borne disease of ruminant species that is caused by a ribonucleic acid–containing virus in the genus Orbivirus, family Reoviridae; acute infection evokes high fever, excessive salivation, nasal discharge, hyperemia (buccal and nasal mucosa, skin, coronet band), and erosions and ulcerations of mucosal surfaces in the mouth. bluetongue
bluetongue (blo͞o′tŭng′)n. A viral disease of sheep and cattle that is transmitted by biting insects and is characterized by fever, the formation of oral lesions, and swelling and cyanosis of the lips and tongue.bluetongue
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