Definitions for GIDgɪd

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

gidgɪd(n.)

  1. a disease of sheep characterized by a staggering gait, caused by infestation of the brain and spinal cord with larvae of the tapeworm

    Multiceps multiceps.

    Category: Veterinary Science

Origin of gid:

1550–60; back formation from giddy

Webster Dictionary

  1. Gid(adj)

    a disease of sheep, characterized by vertigo; the staggers. It is caused by the presence of the C/nurus, a larval tapeworm, in the brain. See C/nurus


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