to neuter an animal

  • 11neuter — neu•ter [[t]ˈnu tər, ˈnyu [/t]] adj. 1) gram. a) of, pertaining to, or being a grammatical gender that refers to things classed as neither masculine nor feminine b) gram. (of a verb) intransitive 2) dvl Biol. having no organs of reproduction;… …

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  • 12neuter — /nooh teuhr, nyooh /, adj. 1. Gram. a. noting or pertaining to a gender that refers to things classed as neither masculine nor feminine. b. (of a verb) intransitive. 2. Biol. having no organs of reproduction; without sex; asexual. 3. Zool. having …

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  • 13neuter — neu|ter1 [ˈnju:tə US ˈnu:tər] adj technical [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: neither , from ne not + uter which of two ] a neuter noun, ↑pronoun etc belongs to a class of words that have different ↑inflections from ↑masculine or ↑feminine words …

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  • 14neuter — [[t]nju͟ːtə(r), AM nu͟ːt [/t]] neuters, neutering, neutered 1) VERB: usu passive When an animal is neutered, its reproductive organs are removed so that it cannot create babies. [have n V ed] We ask the public to have their dogs neutered and keep …

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  • 15neuter — /ˈnjutə / (say nyoohtuh) adjective 1. Grammar a. denoting or relating to one of the three genders of Latin, German, Greek, etc., or one of the two of Dutch, Swedish, etc., so termed because few if any nouns denoting males or females belong to it …

  • 16Animal euthanasia — This article is about mercy killing of non human animals. For compassionate death in humans, see Euthanasia. Part of a series on Euthanasia …

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  • 17neuter — neu·ter n(y)üt ər n a spayed or castrated animal (as a cat) neuter vt CASTRATE (1), ALTER <a neutered cat> * * * neu·ter (nooґtər) to castrate an animal; see spay and …

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  • 18Animal Protection and Rescue League — The Animal Protection and Rescue League (or APRL) is an American 501(c)(3) non profit organization that works to document and expose cruelty inflicted on animals behind closed doors, particularly in factory farms.APRL has garnered the attention… …

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  • 19neuter — 1 adjective 1 plants or animals that are neuter have undeveloped sex organs or no sex organs 2 technical a neuter noun, pronoun etc belongs to a class of words that have different inflections (inflection (1)) from masculine (4) or feminine (2)… …

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  • 20neuter — [ˈnjuːtə] verb [T] I to perform an operation on an animal s sexual organs so that it cannot have babies II adj linguistics neuter [ˈnjuːtə] a neuter word has a different form and behaviour from MASCULINE or FEMININE words in some languages …

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