veterinary
A veterinary surgeon; a veterinarianA veterinary surgeon; a veterinarian.
» Tom has a veterinary background.
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1 sensesA veterinary surgeon; a veterinarian.
- a doctor who practices 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.
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
plural: veterinaries| Singular | veterinary |
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regular
Synonyms
3 synonyms- a doctor who practices veterinary medicine:veterinarianveterinary surgeonvet
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.