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(uncountable) A disease of ruminants, caused by Bluetongue virus of the genus Orbivirus, carried by mosquitos, midges etc..
“I don't worry about snakes, blue-tongues, spiders. All I worry about is the mutton-bird.”
Use bluetongue when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bluetongue means (uncountable) A disease of ruminants, caused by Bluetongue virus of the genus Orbivirus, carried by mosquitos, midges etc..
Common synonyms include catarrhal fever.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
“I don't worry about snakes, blue-tongues, spiders. All I worry about is the mutton-bird.”
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