scrapie
US /ˈskreɪ.pi/
UK /ˈskreɪ.pi/
名詞
羊搔癢症
a fatal, degenerative disease affecting the nervous systems of sheep and goats, caused by a prion.
範例:
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The farmer had to cull his flock due to an outbreak of scrapie.
由於羊搔癢症的爆發，農民不得不撲殺他的羊群。
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Scrapie is a transmissible spongiform encephalopathy.
羊搔癢症是一種傳染性海綿狀腦病。