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shelter shock

shelter shock noun: a stress response in an animal entering an animal shelter.

Noun

shelter shock (uncountable)

  1. A stress response in an animal entering an animal shelter.

Questions about shelter shock

What does shelter shock mean?
Shelter shock means a stress response in an animal entering an animal shelter.
What part of speech is shelter shock?
Shelter shock is a noun.

Words near shelter shock in the dictionary

  1. shelter decks
  2. shelter dog
  3. shelter dogs
  4. shelter half
  5. shelter in place
  6. shelter shock
  7. shelter tent
  8. shelter tents
  9. shelter-half
  10. shelter-halves
  11. shelter-in-place

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