The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Rinderpest \Rin"der*pest\ (r[i^]n"d[~e]r*p[e^]st), n. [G., fr.
   rind, pl. rinder, cattle + pest pest, plague.]
   A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat
   cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; -- called also
   cattle plague, Russian cattle plague, and steppe
   murrain.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Steppe \Steppe\, n. [From Russ. stepe, through G. or F. steppe.]
   One of the vast plains in Southeastern Europe and in Asia,
   generally elevated, and free from wood, analogous to many of
   the prairies in Western North America. See Savanna.
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   Steppe murrain. (Far.) See Rinderpest.
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