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ear tag

ear tag noun: a tag attached to the ear of an animal (usually a farm animal) to identify ownership.

ear tag: a tag attached to the ear of an animal (usually a farm animal) to identify ownership
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Noun

ear tag (plural ear tags)

  1. A tag attached to the ear of an animal (usually a farm animal) to identify ownership.
  2. A benign growth of skin or cartilage on the ear near the tragus.

Verb

ear tag (third-person singular simple present ear tags, present participle ear tagging, simple past and past participle ear tagged)

  1. To apply an ear tag to an animal.
    • By law calves must be ear tagged within 36 hours for dairy and 20 days for beef cattle.

ear tag meaning in Tamil

ear tag in Tamil

குண்டலம்

Forms of ear tag

Noun
pluralear tags
Verb
third-person singular presentear tags
present participleear tagging
past participleear tagged
pastear tagged

Words formed from ear tag

Questions about ear tag

What does ear tag mean?
Ear tag means a tag attached to the ear of an animal (usually a farm animal) to identify ownership.
What is ear tag in Tamil?
Ear tag in Tamil is குண்டலம். See Ear tag meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is ear tag?
Ear tag can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of ear tag?
The plural of ear tag is ear tags.

Words near ear tag in the dictionary

  1. ear shells
  2. ear speaker
  3. ear speakers
  4. ear spoon
  5. ear spoons
  6. ear tag
  7. ear tags
  8. ear to the ground
  9. ear toilet
  10. ear toilets
  11. ear training

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ear tag (page history and authors); ear tag (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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