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ear prick

ear prick noun: a small puncture made in the ear of an animal in order to obtain a blood sample.

Noun

ear prick (plural ear pricks)

  1. A small puncture made in the ear of an animal in order to obtain a blood sample

Forms of ear prick

pluralear pricks

Questions about ear prick

What does ear prick mean?
Ear prick means a small puncture made in the ear of an animal in order to obtain a blood sample.
What part of speech is ear prick?
Ear prick is a noun.
What is the plural of ear prick?
The plural of ear prick is ear pricks.

Words near ear prick in the dictionary

  1. ear piercing
  2. ear piercings
  3. ear player
  4. ear players
  5. ear plucking
  6. ear prick
  7. ear pricks
  8. ear range
  9. ear rape
  10. ear raped
  11. ear rapes

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