"deerlick" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: deerlicks [plural]
Etymology: From deer + lick. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|deer|lick}} deer + lick Head templates: {{en-noun}} deerlick (plural deerlicks)
  1. A salt lick used by deer. Categories (lifeform): Cervids
    Sense id: en-deerlick-en-noun-e6AYGMFC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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