bluetongue means A disease of ruminants, caused by Bluetongue virus of the genus Orbivirus, carried by mosquitos, midges etc.
Etymology
From blue + tongue.
noun
- A disease of ruminants, caused by Bluetongue virus of the genus Orbivirus, carried by mosquitos, midges etc.
- The blue-tongue lizard.““I don't worry about snakes, blue-tongues, spiders. All I worry about is the mutton-bird.””
- Someone who is as sleepy as a lizard; a lazy person.