surra

American  

[soor-uh] / ˈsʊər ə /

noun

Veterinary Pathology.

1. 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.

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surra British  

/ ˈsʊərə /

noun

1. a tropical febrile disease of cattle, horses, camels, and dogs, characterized by severe emaciation: caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma evansi and transmitted by fleas

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Etymology

Origin of surra

First recorded in 1885–90, surra is from the Marathi word sūra heavy breathing sound

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Example Sentences

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surra

The Hadj caravans now ceased; few pilgrims arrived by way of Yembo; Saoud, soon after, prohibited the passage to the town to all Turkish pilgrims; and the surra or stipends were of course withheld.

From Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred by John Lewis Burckhardt

A heavy silence fell upon the plaza, punctuated only by the raucous breathing of a big American cavalry-horse, dying of the surra by the cuartel.

From Caybigan by James Hopper

Method of infection.—All evidence now available seems to indicate that surra is strictly a wound disease, namely, that the parasite may enter the body only through a wound of some kind.

From Special Report on Diseases of the Horse by Charles B. Michener

When the surra, or horse disease, had made a scarcity of those animals, the padre's gilded equipage had to be drawn by a cebu, or very small and weary-looking cow, imported from Indo-China.

From A Woman's Impression of the Philippines by Mary Helen Fee

A similar result followed the inauguration of an active campaign for the suppression of surra, foot and mouth disease, and rinderpest, which were rapidly destroying the horses and cattle.

From The Philippines: Past and Present (Volume 1 of 2) by Dean C. Worcester

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