veterinary

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veterinary

/ˈvɛtɪnɹi/ UK
/ˈvɛtɹɪnɹi/ UK
/vɛtɪnɛɹi/ UK
/ˈvɛtəɹɪnɛɹi/ US
/ˈvɛtɹɪnɛɹi/ US
/ˈvɛtɪnɛɹi/ US

Where it comes from

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

adjective more veterinary · most veterinary

Of 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.

noun veterinaries

A veterinary surgeon; a veterinarian. Mr. Ward may rightly be considered the wizard of the north, for he was the pioneer of "practical pussyology" apart from the regular qualified veterinary who may look with a kind and pitying eye on cats' ailments and infirmities […]

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: veterinarian, veterinary surgeon, vet, tranquilizer, animal, sanitary, health, practitioner, animals, vdd, vets, vich, zoopathological, zoological, ethnoveterinary, zoonic

Translations

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adj of or relating to the medical treatment of animals

Español	veterinario
中文	獸醫的 /兽医的 shòuyī de
हिन्दी	पशुचिकित्सा paśucikitsā
Português	veterinário
Français	vétérinaire
Italiano	zooiatrico, veterinario
Русский	ветерина́рный veterinárnyj
العربية	بَيْطَرِيّ bayṭariyy

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@misc{veterinary_2026,
  title = {veterinary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/veterinary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}