neutered
adjective
uk/ˈnjuː.təd/us/ˈnuː.t̬ɚd/(of ananimal) having hadpartofitssexualorgansremoved, so that it cannotproduceyounganimals:
Everypitbullmust beregisteredand neutered.
Most of thesheepare neuteredmales.
Compare
alteredUS
spayed
castrated
- Thedogs, bothmale, are neutered.
- Manypeoplebelievethat a neuteredcatbecomeslazyandoverweight, but this is not thecase.
- Two neuteredmalerabbitslivesidebysidebutfightassoonas they get together.
- Theofficerswillcheckfordocumentationofspayedand neuteredpets.
Zoology: veterinary medicine
- altered
- animal doctor
- anti-rabies
- castrate
- castrated
- castration
- cattery
- collar
- distemper
- foam
- lame
- leptospirosis
- mange
- nosema
- putsomethingto sleepidiom
- putsomething/someonedown
- rescue centre
- scour
- veterinary
- veterinary surgeon