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heiferette

heiferette noun: a female bovine, usually more than six months of age and less than two years of age, that has had no more than one calf.

Noun

heiferette (plural heiferettes)

  1. A female bovine, usually more than six months of age and less than two years of age, that has had no more than one calf.

Forms of heiferette

pluralheiferettes

Origin of heiferette

From heifer + -ette.

Questions about heiferette

What does heiferette mean?
Heiferette means a female bovine, usually more than six months of age and less than two years of age, that has had no more than one calf.
What part of speech is heiferette?
Heiferette is a noun.
What is the plural of heiferette?
The plural of heiferette is heiferettes.

Words near heiferette in the dictionary

  1. heifer yearlings
  2. heifer-bud
  3. heifer-buds
  4. heiferbud
  5. heiferbuds
  6. heiferette
  7. heiferettes
  8. heiferhood
  9. heifers
  10. Heifner
  11. Heifners

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