Rinderpest
Pronunciation : Rin"der*pest
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [G., fr. rind, pl. rinder, cattle + pest pest, plague.]
Definition : Defn: A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; -- called also cattle plague, Russian cattle plague, and steppe murrain.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913