English Dictionary

zamia staggers

名詞

不可算名詞

A fatal nervous disease affecting cattle that have browsed on the leaves or fruit of cycads, especially those of the genus Zamia, and leading to irreversible paralysis of the hind legs because of the degeneration of the spinal cord.

日本語の意味

ザミア（サイカ）の葉や果実を摂取した家畜に発生する致命的な神経疾患。脊髄の変性により後肢が不可逆的に麻痺する状態を指す。

The rancher feared a case of zamia staggers after noticing the cows stumbling and refusing to rise.

牧場主は、牛がよろめき立ち上がれないのを見て、ザミア属のソテツの葉や果実を摂取したことで生じる、後肢の不可逆的麻痺を伴う致命的な神経疾患（ソテツ中毒）を疑った。

意味（1）

A fatal nervous disease affecting cattle that have browsed on the leaves or fruit of cycads, especially those of the genus Zamia, and leading to irreversible paralysis of the hind legs because of the degeneration of the spinal cord.