foot rot

noun

A common infection of the hoof of animals such as cattle, sheep and goat caused by two species of anaerobic bacteria, Fusobacterium necrophorum and Bacteroides melaninogenicus; infectious pododermatitis.

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Meanings

nounfoot rot (countable and uncountable, plural foot rots)

plural foot rots

  1. countableuncountableA common infection of the hoof of animals such as cattle, sheep and goat caused by two species of anaerobic bacteria, Fusobacterium necrophorum and Bacteroides melaninogenicus; infectious pododermatitis.
  2. countableuncountableA disease of citrus plants, caused by a fungus of species Gibberella baccata.
  3. countableslanguncountableAthlete's foot.

Translations

Finnish sorkkavälin ajotulehdus, tyvimätä
  • sorkkavälin ajotulehdusinfection of the hoof
  • tyvimätäinfection of the plants
Welsh y pwd, llaid
  • y pwdinfection of the hoof
  • llaidinfection of the hoof
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APA

foot rot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foot%20rot

MLA

“foot rot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foot%20rot. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foot rot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foot%20rot.

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