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Returning to Q&A, is there another English word for FMD?.
We know it in Spain as “fiebre aftosa” or “glosopeda”.
“Fiebre” is fever and we call “afta” to those blisters or boils that appear mainly on the mouth.
I will left the etymology of “glosopeda” for those who know Latin better than me.
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glosopedaShiny shoes? 
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And I thought this problem (people trying to be bats and being sick) only affected cows
JuanMaria, you are so very nearly right. Some of these Bat forming groups couldn't decide if they wanted to be bats or cows, so tried both, and became known as Batty Cows, and thence to Mad Cows. Over most of the countryside however these people are known as "Cow Bats".
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Over most of the countryside however these people are known as "Cow Bats".
The ones you shouldn't step in?
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people are known as "Cow Bats".
The ones you shouldn't step in? You got it.!
One of the unforseen (and very few) benefits of FMD is that there are lots of buckets of disinfectant at convenient points round the countryside, to clean your boots if you do step on a cow bat.
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And I thought this problem only affected cows... became known as Batty Cows, and thence to Mad Cows. Over most of the countryside however these people are known as "Cow Bats".The ones you shouldn't step in?You got it.!Oh man, you guys are killin' me!
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Oh that why we have been Okay so far-- we don't have Cow Bats Our cows make Cow Pies.
(in other part of the country, the plural of cow is cattle, but in dairy country like NY, most herd are collections of females -- (cow -- s., female bov-- bull, s. male bov) so you get herd of cows.)
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the plural of cow is cattle
Or beeves if they're eating type cows.
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the plural of cow is cattle....if they're eating type cows.
Dairy cows eat too-- but are not grown (raised) for their edible meat–
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Our cows make Cow Pies.
otherwise known in UK as Country Pancakes. (that is if we are still on matters scatological, or even scatterlogical)
Desperate Dan in the Beano (?Dandy) comic always ate Cow Pie (note the important loss of the "s") with a whole cow in the dish with pastry over it, but you could still see the horns. Not quite as subtle as the snake having eaten the elephant!
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