"self-sucker" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: self-suckers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} self-sucker (plural self-suckers)
  1. (dated) A female farm animal which drinks its own milk. Tags: dated Categories (lifeform): Female animals
    Sense id: en-self-sucker-en-noun-SVzjETT0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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