"ear tag" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ear tags [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ear tag (plural ear tags)
  1. (agriculture) A tag attached to the ear of an animal (usually a farm animal) to identify ownership. Wikipedia link: ear tag Categories (topical): Agriculture Derived forms: ear-tag [verb] Translations (tag on the ear of an animal): cròtal (Catalan), xapa d'orella (Catalan), 耳標 (Chinese Mandarin), 耳标 (ěrbiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), øremærke [neuter] (Danish), korvamerkki (Finnish), étiquette d’oreille [feminine] (French), øremerke [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), øyremerke [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), ушна́я би́рка (ušnája bírka) [feminine] (Russian), kulak etiketi (Turkish)

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      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "tag on the ear of an animal",
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