foot-and-mouth disease
noun/ˌfʊt ən ˈmaʊθ dɪziːz/
/ˌfʊt ən ˈmaʊθ dɪziːz/
(also foot-and-mouth)
(North American English also hoof-and-mouth disease)
[uncountable]- a disease of cows, sheep, etc., that causes painful places on the mouth and feetTopics Farmingc2
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