ice cream plant
n.— «There are certain ice cream plants, as we like to call them, that camels focus on and they probably have the ability to possibly eliminate some of the species from particular areas.» —“The World Today; Amorous camels threaten Dog Fence” by Tim Jeanes ABC Local Radio (Australia) Mar. 27, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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