Bluetongue

/ˈbluːtʌŋ/ noun

A viral disease that affects livestock like sheep and cattle, spread by insects and causing swelling and discoloration of the tongue and mouth.

From blue + tongue, referring to the bluish discoloration of affected animals' tongues that gave the disease its name in the 19th century.

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