mineral lick

noun

A block of salt enriched with minerals, licked by herd animals to supplement their diet.

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Meanings

nounmineral lick (plural mineral licks)

plural mineral licks

  1. A block of salt enriched with minerals, licked by herd animals to supplement their diet.
  2. A natural source of such minerals licked by wild animals.
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mineral lick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mineral%20lick

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mineral lick,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mineral%20lick.

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