"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|~}} bluetongue (countable and uncountable, 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 Synonyms (disease): catarrhal fever 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: 37 46 17 Disambiguation of Viral diseases: 71 14 14 Disambiguation of 'disease': 100 0 0 Disambiguation of 'disease of ruminants': 69 24 7
  2. (countable, Australia) The blue-tongue lizard. Tags: Australia, countable Categories (topical): Insect-borne diseases Categories (lifeform): Lizards
    Sense id: en-bluetongue-en-noun-T2o3wJMb Disambiguation of Insect-borne diseases: 37 46 17 Disambiguation of Lizards: 21 59 20 Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 58 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 69 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 26 57 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 60 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 16 61 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 15 55 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 19 64 18 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 20 63 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 69 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 17 65 18 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 16 63 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 17 61 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 21 57 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 15 54 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 16 63 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 20 63 17
  3. (countable, Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Someone who is as sleepy as a lizard; a lazy person. Tags: Australia, New-Zealand, colloquial, countable Categories (topical): Insect-borne diseases
    Sense id: en-bluetongue-en-noun-8sfrXKo5 Disambiguation of Insect-borne diseases: 37 46 17 Categories (other): Australian English, New Zealand English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: blue-tongue

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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