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salt lick

salt lick noun: a block of salt, often enriched with other minerals, licked by herd animals to supplement their diet.

Noun

salt lick (plural salt licks)

  1. A block of salt, often enriched with other minerals, licked by herd animals to supplement their diet.
  2. A natural source of such minerals licked by animals.

salt lick meaning in Tamil

salt lick in Tamil

தாதுப்புக் கட்டி

Forms of salt lick

pluralsalt licks
alternative formsaltlick

Origin of salt lick

From salt + lick.

Questions about salt lick

What does salt lick mean?
Salt lick means a block of salt, often enriched with other minerals, licked by herd animals to supplement their diet.
What is salt lick in Tamil?
Salt lick in Tamil is தாதுப்புக் கட்டி. See Salt lick meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is salt lick?
Salt lick is a noun.
What is the plural of salt lick?
The plural of salt lick is salt licks.

Words near salt lick in the dictionary

  1. Salt Laker
  2. Salt Lakers
  3. salt lakes
  4. salt lamp
  5. salt lamps
  6. salt lick
  7. salt licks
  8. salt line
  9. salt lines
  10. Salt March
  11. salt marsh

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