Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
garapata .
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Examples
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Rumour had it that the northern land was useless; life was impossible there for the white man; indeed, it was supposed that cattle even could not live there on account of the mosquitoes and garrapata; and Indians were said to be as thick as flies, and equally disturbing.
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This process is necessary to clean the animals from the garrapata.
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