Blackleg

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Blackleg, blacklegs or black-legged may refer to:

Disease

Blackleg (disease), in sheep and cattle
Blackleg (Brassica) in rapeseed and other mustard-and-cabbage-family plants, caused by fungus Leptosphaeria maculans
Blackleg (potatoes), caused by Pectobacterium carotovorum
Blackleg (geraniums), caused by a form of the quasi-fungus Pythium
Scurvy, vitamin deficiency in primates and some other animals

Species

Black-leg, a common name for the polypore fungus Royoporus badius
Black-legged kittiwake, seagull species
Black-legged seriema, seriema bird species
Blackleg tortoiseshell, another name for the large tortoiseshell butterfly
Animals named as black-legged
Black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus

Other uses

Blacklegs (horse), a racehorse
Opelousa people, historical Native American tribe of Louisiana
Blackleg labour (or strikebreaking)
Card sharp
Operation Blackleg, dive operation on warship HMS Coventry (D118)

See also

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