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LOCOISM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does locoism mean? 

LOCOISM (noun)
  The noun LOCOISM has 1 sense:

1. a disease of livestock caused by locoweed poisoning; characterized by weakness and lack of coordination and trembling and partial paralysisplay

  Familiarity information: LOCOISM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LOCOISM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A disease of livestock caused by locoweed poisoning; characterized by weakness and lack of coordination and trembling and partial paralysis

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

loco disease; locoism

Hypernyms ("locoism" is a kind of...):

animal disease (a disease that typically does not affect human beings)


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