Definition of pea-eater in English:

pea-eater

noun

Australian

An animal which has been poisoned as a result of eating Darling pea, a poisonous plant of South Australia, Queensland, and New South Wales.
most pea-eaters are a dead loss to their owners
Example sentencesExamples
- Salt is useful in combating internal worms, and whether worms drive sheep to become pea-eaters is a problem not yet satisfactorily cleared.
- In a flock depastured in paddocks where the Darling pea grows, most pea-eaters are a dead loss to their owners.
- The confirmed pea-eater cattle then went into the paddock to find the odd bits the other cattle had missed and were left there to "do or die."
- Chemical analysis has not isolated a toxic principle, and examination of the bodies of these pea-eaters has not yet thrown clear light upon the subject.
- Light grazing will provide opportunities for the pea-eaters to consume enough of the plant to cause permanent injury to the brain.
- The more pea-eaters you have, the less poison there is for each animal.
- It had missed last shearing, which suggested that it could be a pea-eater.
- Even though removed to good grass country, if confirmed pea-eaters, they remain poor.
- They separate from the flock, wander about listlessly, and are known to the shepherds as pea-eaters.
- Sheep No. 12 is pea-eater, aged two years, in poor condition, very jerky in its movement.

单词	pea-eater
释义	Definition of pea-eater in English: pea-eater noun Australian An animal which has been poisoned as a result of eating Darling pea, a poisonous plant of South Australia, Queensland, and New South Wales. most pea-eaters are a dead loss to their owners Example sentencesExamples Salt is useful in combating internal worms, and whether worms drive sheep to become pea-eaters is a problem not yet satisfactorily cleared. In a flock depastured in paddocks where the Darling pea grows, most pea-eaters are a dead loss to their owners. The confirmed pea-eater cattle then went into the paddock to find the odd bits the other cattle had missed and were left there to "do or die." Chemical analysis has not isolated a toxic principle, and examination of the bodies of these pea-eaters has not yet thrown clear light upon the subject. Light grazing will provide opportunities for the pea-eaters to consume enough of the plant to cause permanent injury to the brain. The more pea-eaters you have, the less poison there is for each animal. It had missed last shearing, which suggested that it could be a pea-eater. Even though removed to good grass country, if confirmed pea-eaters, they remain poor. They separate from the flock, wander about listlessly, and are known to the shepherds as pea-eaters. Sheep No. 12 is pea-eater, aged two years, in poor condition, very jerky in its movement.
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