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Word entry · 12 letters

veterinarian

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"Animal doctor"

12 letters · collected on this word page

12 lettersPronunciation /ˌvɛt(ə)ɹəˈnɛɹ.i.ən/Part of speech nounSorted aaeeiinnrrtvStarts with VEnds with N1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a doctor who practices veterinary medicine

Word origin

From Latin veterīnārius (“cattle doctor”) + -an, from veterīnae (“beasts of burden, draught-”), probably from vehō (“to convey, draw”), or from vetus (“old”). By surface analysis, veterinary + -an.

Used in a sentence

  • A fascination with Hokkaido's wild country first drew the veterinarian to Abashiri, and he is a leading expert on the Ezo red fox. Like much of Hokkaido's wildlife, this fox is not found on Honshu.
  • The first edition, translated into 6 languages, appeared to fulfil a need, and a minisurvey of UK veterinarians graduated 2–40 years ago showed unanimous support for such a revision […]

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