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charbon symptomatique — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blackleg noun A fatal cattle disease caused by the soil-borne bacterium Clostridium chauvoei; symptomatic anthrax.

Senses

charbon symptomatique is used for these senses in English:

  • blackleg (uncountable, agriculture, veterinary medicine) A fatal cattle disease caused by the soil-borne bacterium Clostridium chauvoei; symptomatic anthrax. [from 18th c.]

blackleg — full definition

  1. noun A fatal cattle disease caused by the soil-borne bacterium Clostridium chauvoei; symptomatic anthrax.
  2. noun A disease of potato crops caused by pectolytic bacteria, characterized by blackening and decay of the lower stem portion.
  3. noun A disease of brassicas caused by the fungus Leptosphaeria maculans
  4. noun A person who cheats in a game; a cheater, especially a dishonest bookmaker.