sand disease
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sand colic — noun also sand disease : distention with resulting catarrh of the stomach and small intestines in horses and cattle caused by the ingestion of sand with feed and water … Useful english dictionary
Sand-based athletic fields — are sporting grounds constructed on sand, which have certain advantages over those built on native soils. Highly maintained areas of turf, such as those on an athletic field or on golf greens and tees, can be grown in native soil or sand based… … Wikipedia
Sand cat — Sand cat[1] Conservation status … Wikipedia
sand fly — sand ,fly noun count a small fly that lives in warm regions of Asia, Africa, and southern Europe. It can spread disease when it bites … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Disease in ornamental fish — Ornamental fish kept in aquariums are susceptible to numerous diseases. The study of fish diseases has remained a rudimentary branch of veterinary medicine.[citation needed] Due to their generally small size and the low cost of replacing diseased … Wikipedia
sand crack — noun a fissure in the wall of a horse s hoof often causing lameness • Hypernyms: ↑animal disease • Hyponyms: ↑toe crack, ↑quarter crack * * * noun : a fissure or lesion in the hoof wall of a horse often causing lameness see quarter crack … Useful english dictionary
sand fly — noun any of various small dipterous flies; bloodsucking females can transmit sandfly fever and leishmaniasis • Syn: ↑sandfly, ↑Phlebotomus papatasii • Hypernyms: ↑gnat • Member Holonyms: ↑Phlebotomus, ↑genus Phlebotomus … Useful english dictionary
sand fly — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sand fly : singular sand fly plural sand flies a small fly that lives in warm regions of Asia, Africa, and southern Europe. It can spread disease when it bites … English dictionary
sand pear — noun 1. : snow pear 2. a. : a Chinese pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) with large white flowers and in some strains edible fruit that is cultivated as an ornamental, is sometimes used as a stock for grafting horticultural pears, and has been hybridized… … Useful english dictionary
sand rat — British a cheap prostitute Army use in the Far East, from the prevalent rodent in bashas, or sleeping huts: The few cases that were contracted were with the Burmese and Chinese sand rats. (F. Richards, 1936, writing of venereal disease) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
