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toe-clipping

toe-clipping noun: the act of removing sections of animal toes, especially of amphibians, reptiles, or small mammals, for the purposes of identification when recaptured.

Noun

toe-clipping (countable and uncountable, plural toe-clippings)

  1. (uncountable) The act of removing sections of animal toes, especially of amphibians, reptiles, or small mammals, for the purposes of identification when recaptured.
  2. (countable) The section of animal toe removed.

Forms of toe-clipping

pluraltoe-clippings

Questions about toe-clipping

What does toe-clipping mean?
Toe-clipping means the act of removing sections of animal toes, especially of amphibians, reptiles, or small mammals, for the purposes of identification when recaptured.
What part of speech is toe-clipping?
Toe-clipping is a noun.
What is the plural of toe-clipping?
The plural of toe-clipping is toe-clippings.

Words near toe-clipping in the dictionary

  1. toe wall
  2. toe walls
  3. toe-and-heel
  4. toe-biter
  5. toe-biters
  6. toe-clipping
  7. toe-clippings
  8. toe-crusher
  9. toe-crushers
  10. toe-crushing
  11. toe-curling

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