louping
/ˈluːpɪŋ/
noun
- A viral disease affecting sheep and other animals, causing inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, often transmitted by ticks.
- Ticks are the main carriers of the louping virus in upland areas.
- Louping can cause paralysis and death in infected sheep.
- The farmer vaccinated his flock against louping ill.
verb
- Present participle of loupen; leaping or jumping.
- She watched the salmon louping up the waterfall.
- The lambs were louping about in the field.
- The dog kept louping over the garden wall.
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