foot-and-mouth disease

/ˌˈfʊd ən ˌmaʊθ dəˈziz/
/fʊtənˈmaʊθ dɪˈziz/
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Definitions of foot-and-mouth disease
  1. noun
    acute contagious disease of cloven-footed animals marked by ulcers in the mouth and around the hoofs
    synonyms: hoof-and-mouth disease
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    type of:
    animal disease
    a disease that typically does not affect human beings
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