"bluetongue" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bluetongues [plural]
Etymology: From blue + tongue. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|blue|tongue}} blue + tongue Head templates: {{en-noun|s}} bluetongue (plural bluetongues)
  1. (uncountable) A disease of ruminants, caused by Bluetongue virus of the genus Orbivirus, carried by mosquitos, midges etc. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Insect-borne diseases, Viral diseases Translations (disease of ruminants): مَرَض اَللِّسَان اَلْأَزْرَق (maraḍ al-lisān al-ʔazraq) [masculine] (Arabic), կատառային տենդ (kataṙayin tend) (Armenian), 藍舌病 (Chinese Mandarin), 蓝舌病 (lánshébìng) (Chinese Mandarin), blauwtong (Dutch), fièvre catarrhale [feminine] (French), maladie de la langue bleue [feminine] (French), Blauzungenkrankheit [feminine] (German), lingua blu [feminine] (Italian), ブルータング (burūtangu) (Japanese), 청설병 (cheongseolbyeong) (Korean), febre catarral [feminine] (Portuguese), língua azul [feminine] (Portuguese), катара́льная лихора́дка (katarálʹnaja lixorádka) [feminine] (Russian), lengua azul [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-bluetongue-en-noun-UlH6oKme Disambiguation of Insect-borne diseases: 35 36 29 Disambiguation of Viral diseases: 53 15 33 Disambiguation of 'disease of ruminants': 73 21 6
  2. (Australia) The blue-tongue lizard. Tags: Australia Categories (topical): Insect-borne diseases Categories (lifeform): Lizards
    Sense id: en-bluetongue-en-noun-T2o3wJMb Disambiguation of Insect-borne diseases: 35 36 29 Disambiguation of Lizards: 20 59 21 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 57 17
  3. (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Someone seen as being as sleepy as a lizard; a lazy person. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial Categories (topical): Insect-borne diseases
    Sense id: en-bluetongue-en-noun-UMg8rdOM Disambiguation of Insect-borne diseases: 35 36 29 Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: catarrhal fever, blue-tongue

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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