This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
surra
[ soor-uh ]
/ ˈsʊər ə /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun Veterinary Pathology.
an often fatal infectious disease of horses, camels, elephants, and dogs caused by a blood-infecting protozoan parasite, Trypanosoma evansi, transmitted by the bite of horseflies, characterized by fever, anemia, and emaciation.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?
Origin of surra
First recorded in 1885–90, surra is from the Marathi word sūra heavy breathing sound
Words nearby surra
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use surra in a sentence
Oh, surra bit o' me knows a word she's sayin', though it's mighty like the Irish of a Connaught man.
Cedar Creek|Elizabeth Hely WalsheSurra is a wet-weather disease, occurring chiefly during or immediately after heavy rainfalls, floods, or inundations.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of AgricultureSurra in equines and camels is said to be an invariably fatal disease, but cattle occasionally recover from it.
Special Report on Diseases of the Horse|United States Department of Agriculture
British Dictionary definitions for surra
surra
/ (ˈsʊərə) /
noun
a tropical febrile disease of cattle, horses, camels, and dogs, characterized by severe emaciation: caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma evansi and transmitted by fleas
Word Origin for surra
from Marathi
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012