bloedpens

noun plural but singular or plural in construction

bloed·​pens

ˈblütˌpen(t)s

Africa

: enterotoxemia of lambs

Word History

Etymology

Afrikaans, from bloed blood (from Middle Dutch bloet) + pens belly, paunch, from Middle Dutch pense, panse, from Old French pance; akin to Old English blōd blood

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