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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An infectious neurological disease chiefly of sheep, caused by a flavivirus that is transmitted by the sheep tick. It is characterized by a jerky, hopping gait and often prolonged trembling.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From Scots loup, to leap, from Middle English lopen; see lope.]
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