vent pecking
An abnormal behaviour of birds, primarily commercial egg-laying hens, characterised by…An abnormal behaviour of birds, primarily commercial egg-laying hens, characterised by pecking damage to the cloaca, the surrounding skin and underlying tissue.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)An abnormal behaviour of birds, primarily commercial egg-laying hens, characterised by pecking damage to the cloaca, the surrounding skin and underlying tissue.
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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