red water

noun

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

Words nearby red water

red tide, red tory, red trillium, red underwing, red valerian, red water, red wine, red wing, red wolf, red worm, red-

Example sentences from the Web for red water

  • There is no fear of red-water about that season, and the grass of the plains is rich and thick compared with the uplands.

    Prester John |John Buchan

  • I have only had two or three cases of red-water, and I do not therefore enlarge upon it.

    Cattle and Cattle-breeders |William M'Combie