veterinary
Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of non-human animals, especially…Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of non-human animals, especially domestic and farm animals.
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» Tom has a veterinary background.
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1 sensesOf or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of non-human animals, especially domestic and farm animals.
Max used all his veterinary knowledge to save the goose stuck in the fence.
ветерина́рныйveterinárnyj
- of or relating to veterinarians or veterinary medicine
Examples
19 sentencesTom has a veterinary background.
Tom wanted to be a veterinary surgeon.
deTom wollte Tierarzt werden. — Esperantostern
Santiago showed up at the veterinary clinic.
Urgent veterinary intervention is required in this case.
Ziri started college to become a veterinary assistant.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Latin veterīnārius, from veterīnus and veterīnae (“cattle;"beasts of burden/of draughFrom Latin veterīnārius, from veterīnus and veterīnae (“cattle;"beasts of burden/of draught"”); compare with veterinarian.
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Forms
more veterinary, most veterinary| Comparative | more veterinary Lesson |
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| Superlative | most veterinary Lesson |
regular
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.