red water
a disease of cattle caused by the protozoan Babesia (or Piroplasma) bovis, which destroys the red blood cells, characterized by the passage of red or blackish urine. It is transmitted by tick bites
any of various other animal diseases characterized by haematuria
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How to use red water in a sentence
The river, perfectly clear of rocks, was a sheet of liquid porphyry, an arrow of dark-red water slightly flecked with foam.
Overland | John William De ForestMan was made by Tiki, who took red clay, and kneaded it with his own blood, or with the red water of swamps.
Myth, Ritual, and Religion, Vol. 1 | Andrew LangTrial by red water is generally applied to crimes of greater magnitude.
Observations Upon The Windward Coast Of Africa | Joseph CorryThe ponies swam the deep, strong, sixty-yard stream of turbulent red water.
My African Journey | Winston ChurchillThe rise of the river dates from the appearance of the red water, about the middle of July.
The World and Its People: Book VII | Anna B. Badlam
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