bubonic plague
noun/bjuːˌbɒnɪk ˈpleɪɡ/
/bjuːˌbɑːnɪk ˈpleɪɡ/
(also the plague)
[uncountable]- a disease spread by rats that causes a high temperature, swellings (= areas that are larger and rounder than usual) on the body and usually death
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bubonic plague