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conchectomy

conchectomy noun: the cropping of the ears carried out with some breeds of dog.

Noun

conchectomy (uncountable)

  1. The cropping of the ears carried out with some breeds of dog

Origin of conchectomy

From concha + -ectomy.

Words that rhyme with conchectomy

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Questions about conchectomy

What does conchectomy mean?
Conchectomy means the cropping of the ears carried out with some breeds of dog.
What part of speech is conchectomy?
Conchectomy is a noun.

Words near conchectomy in the dictionary

  1. conchas
  2. conchaspidid
  3. conchaspidids
  4. conchate
  5. conche
  6. conchectomy
  7. conched
  8. concher
  9. conchers
  10. conches
  11. Conchese

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