sheep loco

sheep loco
noun
: locoweed; especially : any plant of the genus Astragalus

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  • Loco disease — (Veter.) A chronic nervous affection of cattle, horses, and sheep, caused by eating the loco weed and characterized by a slow, measured gait, high step, glassy eyes with defective vision, delirium, and gradual emaciation. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • loco disease — ☆ loco disease [lō′kō iz΄əmlō′kō ] n. a nervous disease of horses, sheep, and cattle caused by locoweed poison: also locoism [lō′kō iz΄əm] …   English World dictionary

  • loco disease — noun a disease of livestock caused by locoweed poisoning; characterized by weakness and lack of coordination and trembling and partial paralysis • Syn: ↑locoism • Hypernyms: ↑animal disease * * * noun see loco II, 2 * * * Vet. Pathol. locoism.… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • loco —   a. insane.    ♦ loco disease, kind of nervous disease of cattle, sheep and horses due to their eating loco weed …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • loco disease — /ˈloʊkoʊ dəziz/ (say lohkoh duhzeez) noun 1. US a disease affecting the brain of animals, caused by eating locoweed. 2. a similar disease suffered by sheep which have eaten any of several toxic species of the Darling Pea …  

  • Locoweed — For other uses, see Locoweed (disambiguation). Locoweed (also crazyweed and loco) is a common name in North America for any plant that produces swainsonine, a phytotoxin harmful to livestock. Worldwide, swainsonine is produced by a small number… …   Wikipedia

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  • locoism — noun a disease of livestock caused by locoweed poisoning; characterized by weakness and lack of coordination and trembling and partial paralysis • Syn: ↑loco disease • Hypernyms: ↑animal disease * * * ˈlōkōˌizəm noun ( s) Etymology …   Useful english dictionary

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