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