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caudectomy

caudectomy noun: the surgical removal of all or part of an animal's tail.

Noun

caudectomy (plural caudectomies)

  1. The surgical removal of all or part of an animal's tail.
    Synonyms:
    docking

caudectomy meaning in Tamil

caudectomy in Tamil

வாலறுப்பு, வால்வெட்டல்

Synonyms of caudectomy

Forms of caudectomy

pluralcaudectomies

Origin of caudectomy

From Latin cauda (“tail”) + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with caudectomy

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Questions about caudectomy

What does caudectomy mean?
Caudectomy means the surgical removal of all or part of an animal's tail.
What is caudectomy in Tamil?
Caudectomy in Tamil is வாலறுப்பு, வால்வெட்டல். See Caudectomy meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is caudectomy?
Caudectomy is a noun.
What is the plural of caudectomy?
The plural of caudectomy is caudectomies.

Words near caudectomy in the dictionary

  1. caudation
  2. caudations
  3. caudatolenticular
  4. caudatoside
  5. caudectomies
  6. caudectomy
  7. Caudell
  8. Caudells
  9. caudex
  10. caudexes
  11. caudical

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