visna

[ vis-nuh ]

noun

1. Veterinary Pathology. a disease of sheep, caused by a quickly mutating lentivirus, and affecting the central nervous system.

Word History and Origins

Origin of visna¹

First recorded in 1955–60, visna is from the Old Norse word visna to wither

Example Sentences

At least three Visna activists have remained in police custody after their detention earlier Tusday.

From Seattle Times

His role in the Jumbo Visna team is to work for the Dutch outfit’s lead sprinter Dylan Groenewegen, or to give it its rather endearing French name, a poisson-pilote.

From Reuters

The Team Jumbo Visna rider was not expected to be fighting for the win but he held off Slovenian Peter Sagan and Australian Caleb Ewan to take the stage by the narrowest of margins.

From Reuters

Mrs. Mohorovicic herself had hurt her legs badly when she fell, carrying her two-year-old daughter Visna to the boat.

From Time Magazine Archive

With rich conserve of Visna cherries, Of orange flower, and of those berries That——.

From Project Gutenberg