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lyssa

noun

An acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the…

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Word length
5
Starts with
L
Ends with
A
Contains
YS
Scrabble score
8

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ˈlɪsə

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noun

  1. An acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain

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