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red|wa|ter
red|wa|ter «REHD WT uhr, -WOT-», noun, or red water,
1. a usually fatal, bacterial disease of cattle characterized by internal hemorrhages and red urine.
2. malarial fever in cattle caused by a sporozoan parasite which is transmitted by ticks: »

Blood parasites akin to the protozoa…cause red water in cattle and malaria in man (New Scientist).


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