The Black Death Was One of These

This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from Culinary Arts, Group 131, Puzzle 4 (Tacos and Tortillas).

Question is: The Black Death Was One of These

and the answer is: PLAGUE

Word Meaning:

PLAGUE — (often used with the, sometimes capitalized: the Plague) The bubonic plague, the pestilent disease caused by the virulent bacterium Yersinia pestis.

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