请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 surra
释义

surra

[ soor-uh ]
/ ˈsʊər ə /

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.

Origin of surra

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

Words nearby surra

surprisal, surprise, surprise party, Surprise Symphony, surprising, surra, Surratt, surreal, surrealism, surrealistic, surrebuttal
Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for surra

  • Surra 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 Agriculture
  • 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 Walshe
  • Surra 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
随便看

 

英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/1/24 6:34:19