bluetongue
/ˈbluːˌtʌŋ/
noun
- A type of lizard native to Australia and Indonesia, with a bright blue tongue used to scare predators.
- Bluetongues are popular pets because they are calm and easy to care for.
- The bluetongue hissed and stuck out its blue tongue to frighten the cat.
- We saw a bluetongue sunning itself on a rock in the backyard.
- A viral disease that affects sheep, cattle, and other ruminants, causing fever and swelling of the tongue.
- The farmer vaccinated his flock to protect them from bluetongue.
- Bluetongue outbreaks can cause serious economic losses for livestock owners.
- Scientists are studying how insects spread bluetongue from one animal to another.