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onotherapy

onotherapy noun: donkey riding as physical therapy.

Noun

onotherapy (uncountable)

  1. Donkey riding as physical therapy.
    • Finally, besides their dairy aptitude, donkeys could also play an important social role as companion animals and could also be used in an emerging form of pet therapy known as onotherapy.2011, Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences
    • In recent years, there has been a renewed interest towards the products (milk and meat) and social practices (rural tourism, onotherapy, etc.) that this species can offer, although donkey's breeding is still poorly widespread.2015, Antonella Vastola, The Sustainability of Agro-Food and Natural Resource Systems in the Mediterranean Basin

Origin of onotherapy

From Ancient Greek ὄνος (ónos, “ass, donkey”) + therapy.

Questions about onotherapy

What does onotherapy mean?
Onotherapy means donkey riding as physical therapy.
What part of speech is onotherapy?
Onotherapy is a noun.

Words near onotherapy in the dictionary

  1. onos
  2. onosecond
  3. onoseconds
  4. onosma
  5. Onota
  6. onotherapy
  7. Onoway
  8. Onoñda'gegá'
  9. ONP
  10. onpass
  11. Onrait

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