Home › Words › S › styfziektestyfziektestyfziekte means paralysis of cattle or sheep, having various possible causes such as Crotalaria poisoning.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, styfziekte ranks #16,007 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Afrikaans styfziekte.nounParalysis of cattle or sheep, having various possible causes such as Crotalaria poisoning.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.parabotulism 62% match — Synonym of lamziekte. vs styfziekte →staggers 59% match — Any of various diseases of animals that affect the nervous system, characterized by a lack of control of the limbs vs styfziekte →blouwildebeesoog 57% match — An African disease of cattle (sheep, horses and cows), marked by protrusion of the eye, blindness, and rupture vs styfziekte →broxy 56% match — A fatal disease of sheep. vs styfziekte →domsiekte 56% match — A disease of sheep, mainly pregnant ewes, characterized by emaciation and turning round in circles; pregnancy toxemia, sheep pregnancy ketosis. vs styfziekte →galziekte 56% match — A disease of cattle caused by Trypanosoma theileri. vs styfziekte →clyers 55% match — A disease of cattle characterised by such swellings vs styfziekte →turnsick 54% match — The disease coenurosis, specifically when it occurs in sheep. vs styfziekte →