"Hydrophobia" is a word in ENGLISH
The disease caused by a bite form, or inoculation with
the saliva of, a rabid creature, of which the chief symptoms are, a
sense of dryness and construction in the throat, causing difficulty in
deglutition, and a marked heightening of reflex excitability, producing
convulsions whenever the patient attempts to swallow, or is disturbed
in any way, as by the sight or sound of water; rabies; canine madness.
An abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of
canine madness; hence:
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The Counselor was talking to the campers about safety. She said 'Don't climb any trees. If you fall down and break a leg, don't come running to me!'
A small Chinese deer (Hydropotes inermis). Both sexes are destitute of antlers, but the male has large, descending canine tusks.
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