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- [skrey-pee, skrap-ee]
- /ˈskreɪ pi, ˈskræp i/
- /ˈskreɪ.pi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skrey-pee, skrap-ee]
- /ˈskreɪ pi, ˈskræp i/
Definitions of scrapie word
- noun scrapie a usually fatal brain disease of sheep, characterized by twitching of the neck and head, grinding of the teeth, and scraping of itching portions of skin against fixed objects with a subsequent loss of wool: thought to be caused by an infectious prion. 1
- noun scrapie disease affecting sheep 1
- noun scrapie a disease of sheep and goats: one of a group of diseases (including BSE in cattle) that are caused by a protein prion, and result in spongiform encephalopathy 0
- noun scrapie a fatal, degenerative nervous disease of sheep and goats 0
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Origin of scrapie
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
First recorded in 1905-10; scrap(e) + -ie
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Parts of speech for Scrapie
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scrapie popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
scrapie usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with scrapie
- what is scrapie in goats?
- what is scrapie?
- how is scrapie transmitted?
- what is scrapie in sheep?
- what is scrapie disease?
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