"spaying" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spayings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spaying (plural spayings)
  1. The act or operation of neutering an animal; normally used in reference to performing the operation on a female.
    Sense id: en-spaying-en-noun-xG-eA3XI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} spaying
  1. present participle and gerund of spay Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: spay
    Sense id: en-spaying-en-verb--O42dcH4

Inflected forms

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    }
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
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        },
        {
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The veterinary surgeon carries out spayings almost every day.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "The act or operation of neutering an animal; normally used in reference to performing the operation on a female."
      ],
      "id": "en-spaying-en-noun-xG-eA3XI",
      "links": [
        [
          "act",
          "act"
        ],
        [
          "operation",
          "operation"
        ],
        [
          "neutering",
          "neutering"
        ],
        [
          "animal",
          "animal"
        ],
        [
          "in reference to",
          "in reference to"
        ],
        [
          "perform",
          "perform"
        ],
        [
          "female",
          "female"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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    "English lemmas",
    "English non-lemma forms",
    "English nouns",
    "English verb forms",
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    "Pages with entries"
  ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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      ],
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        [
          "in reference to",
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    "Pages with entries"
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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