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litter
(redirected from Leaf litter)

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litter /lit·ter/ (lit´er) stretcher.
lit·ter (ltr)
n.
1. A flat supporting framework, such as a piece of canvas stretched between parallel shafts, for carrying a disabled or dead person; a stretcher.
2. The offspring produced at one birth by a multiparous mammal. Also called brood.
litter
Etymology: Fr, lit, bed
a stretcher.
litter
1. the group of neonates, products of one gestation, provided the average number is in excess of two.
2. dry particulate material used for bedding or as absorptive layer under animals or periodically by the animal to absorb urine and dry out feces. Dry litter system for poultry and litter for cats to use for urination and defecation while indoors.
litter size
the number of young in a litter is an important statistic in pigs because of the need to maximize the output of piglets per sow per year.
litter tray
the container, usually broad with low sides, that holds some absorbent material; used by indoor cats for urination and defecation.
litter
Military medicine A mobile bed for transporting wounded military personnel Vox populi Trash strewn in a public or open place


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