In captivity, Flamingos are fed food that is high in these pigments, otherwise their feathers would be a very pale pink. Pink or Greater Flamingos have a very large distribution area: they are found from West Africa through the Mediterranean, Europe, South West and South Asia, and in sub-Saharan Africa.n captivity, Flamingos are fed food that is high in these pigments, otherwise their feathers would be a very pale pink. Pink or Greater Flamingos have a very large distribution area: they are found from West Africa through the Mediterranean, Europe, South West and South Asia, and in sub-Saharan Africa.
t.i.d. (on prescription): Seen on a prescription, t.i.d. means three times a day. It is an abbreviation for ter in die which in Latin means three times a day. The abbreviation t.i.d. is sometimes written without a period either in lower-case letters as tid or in capital letters as TID.
BID, also b.i.d. or BD, is a medical abbreviation for bis in die, meaning to give medication twice a day. TID, also t.i.d., is a medical abbreviation for ter in die, meaning to give medication three times a day. QID also q.i.d, is a medical abbreviation which means to give the medication four times a day. PRN is a medical abbreviation for pro re nata, meaning to give medication as the situation demands or according to need. Qxh or Qxd once every x hours or once every x days. More abbreviations here. Notes at the link above offer a good formula for calculating changing the number of times a day dosing.