murrain
/ˈmʌrɪn/noun
1
- mass noun redwater fever or a similar infectious disease affecting cattle or other animals家畜瘟疫; 牛疫, （牛）血尿症。
2
- archaic or humorous a plague, epidemic, or crop blight〈古或幽默〉瘟疫; 植物病虫害。
2.1
- the potato blight during the Irish famine in the mid 19th century（19世纪中叶爱尔兰大饥荒时期的）马铃薯叶枯病。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French morine, based on Latin mori 'to die'.