| Webster's Online Dictionary |
Date "BLACK-LEG" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1898. (references) |
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Biology & Biotechnology | Acute specific infectious disease of cattle, sometimes of sheep, and likewise of pigs, caused by Clostridium chauvoei (feseri) and characterized by the presence of rapidly increasing swellings containing gas, and occurring in the region of the shoulder, neck, thigh, quarter, and sometimes on the trunk. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
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