scalma
Meanings
noun
- A contagious febrile disease of horses, with local lesions of the bronchi, trachea, and larynx, having coughing as a symptom.
Word forms
Etymology
From Old High German scalmo (“pestilence”), used in the Middle Ages to designate a malignant disease. See modern German Schelm.
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