Meaning

1 senses

  1. A veterinary surgeon; a veterinarian.

More definitions
  • a doctor who practices veterinary medicine

Examples

19 sentences

  1. Tom has a veterinary background.

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  2. Tom wanted to be a veterinary surgeon.

    deTom wollte Tierarzt werden.

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  3. Santiago showed up at the veterinary clinic.

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  4. Urgent veterinary intervention is required in this case.

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  5. Ziri started college to become a veterinary assistant.

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Origin

From Latin veterīnārius, from veterīnus and veterīnae (“cattle;"beasts of burden/of draugh

From Latin veterīnārius, from veterīnus and veterīnae (“cattle;"beasts of burden/of draught"”); compare with veterinarian.

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Forms

plural: veterinaries
Singularveterinary
Pluralveterinaries

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
veteranB2veterinarianvetovex
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