Meaning of the word scrapie in English

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scrapie

US /ˈskreɪ.pi/
UK /ˈskreɪ.pi/
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Noun

a fatal, degenerative disease affecting the nervous systems of sheep and goats, caused by a prion.

Example:
The farmer had to cull his flock due to an outbreak of scrapie.
Scrapie is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy.