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    scrapie

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++scra·pie /ˈskreɪpi/ noun [uncountable]  HBAa serious disease that sheep can get 痒病〔绵羊患的一种严重疾病〕
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    scrapie• Most Western nations tolerate Salmonella in chickens and scrapie in sheep, but this must change.• Recent research has shown that the scrapie agent can live for several years when buried in soil.    Origin scrapie (1900-2000) → SCRAPE1; because the sheep rub themselves against something to stop the itching
    scra·pie nounChineseSyllable
    Corpus that can disease serious sheep a get


    scrapie
    scra‧pie /ˈskreɪpi/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1900-2000
     Origin: ⇨ scrape1; because the sheep rub themselves against something to stop the itching
    a serious disease that sheep can get


    scra·pieBrE /ˈskreɪpi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈskreɪpi/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] a serious disease that affects the nervous system of sheep 痒病（损伤羊的神经系统的严重疾病）