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salt lick
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salt lick
n.
1. A natural deposit of exposed salt that animals lick.
2. A block of salt or artificial medicated saline preparation set out for cattle, sheep, or deer to lick.

salt lick
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a place where wild animals go to lick naturally occurring salt deposits
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a block of salt or a salt preparation given to domestic animals to lick
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Noun1.salt lick - a salt deposit that animals regularly licksalt lick - a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
sediment, deposit - matter that has been deposited by some natural process


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Try to find areas that wildlife frequent, such as fields, streams, salt licks, etc where there are not a lot of people.
Salt licks are places where animals go to lick the salt found around natural saltwater springs.
The Thanh Nien said, quoting Binh Thuan forestry authorities, the elephants have attacked residential areas in the province, killing six people, in a desperate search for salt because deforestation in the province has led to a decline in natural salt licks.
 
 
 
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