Living and Management. Dogs that have consumed antifreeze in very small quantity may survive, but will develop kidney failure within days of ingestion. Unfortunately, death due to kidney damage is common among animals that have been poisoned by antifreeze.
For the Belgian rock band, see Arid (band). A region is arid when it is characterized by a severe lack of available water, to the extent of hindering or preventing the growth and development of plant and animal life. Environments subject to arid climates tend to lack vegetation and are called xeric or desertic.
Definition of DESERT. 1. a: arid land with usually sparse vegetation; especially: such land having a very warm climate and receiving less than 25 centimeters (10 inches) of sporadic rainfall annually b: an area of water apparently devoid of life.2. archaic: a wild uninhabited and uncultivated tract. âAndy Coghlan, New Scientist, 14-20 Oct. 2006. 2  The coastal plain is a desert in terms of precipitationâless than six inches fall annuallyâbut what falls as snow stays to be later distributed by the wind. â 3 John Hildebrand, Harper's, November 2003.