nagana

or n'ga·na

[ nuh-gah-nuh ]
/ nəˈgɑ nə /

noun Veterinary Pathology.

a disease of horses and other animals, widespread in parts of Africa, caused by the organism Trypanosoma brucei, and transmitted by a variety of tsetse fly.
any trypanosomal disease of animals that is transmitted by the tsetse fly.
Also called tset·se disease [tset-see, tet-, tsee-tsee, tee-] /ˈtsɛt si, ˈtɛt-, ˈtsi tsi, ˈti-/.

Origin of nagana

1890–95; < Nguni; compare Zulu unukane, ulunakane, izinakane

Words nearby nagana

nag, naga, naga hills, nagaland, nagami kumquat, nagana, nagano, nagari, nagarjuna, nagasaki, nagger

Example sentences from the Web for nagana

  • In the course of his work he established beyond question that the "nagana" and the tsetse-fly disease were identical.

    Handbook of Medical Entomology |William Albert Riley

  • The nagana, or tsetse-fly disease of cattle is the most virulent disease of domestic animals in certain parts of Africa.

    Handbook of Medical Entomology |William Albert Riley

  • Nagana is one of the most serious diseases of domestic animals in Central and Southern Africa.

    Insects and Diseases |Rennie W. Doane

British Dictionary definitions for nagana

nagana
/ (nəˈɡɑːnə) /

noun

a disease of domesticated animals of central and southern Africa, caused by parasitic protozoa of the genus Trypanosoma transmitted by tsetse flies

Word Origin for nagana

from Zulu u-nakane