bubonic plague
bu‧bon‧ic plague /bjuːˌbɒnɪk ˈpleɪɡ $ buːˌbɑː-/
noun [uncountable]
bu‧bon‧ic plague /bjuːˌbɒnɪk ˈpleɪɡ $ buːˌbɑː-/
noun [uncountable] Date: 1800-1900
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: bubo 'swelling', from Greek boubon '(swelling in) the groin'
a very serious disease spread by rats, that killed a lot of people in the Middle Ages ⇨ Black Death
Language: Medieval Latin
Origin: bubo 'swelling', from Greek boubon '(swelling in) the groin'