neutering

Definitions of neutering
  1. noun
    the sterilization of an animal
    “they took him to the vet for neutering”
    synonyms: altering, fixing
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    types:
    castration, emasculation
    neutering a male animal by removing the testicles
    spaying
    neutering a female by removing the ovaries
    type of:
    sterilisation, sterilization
    the act of making an organism barren or infertile (unable to reproduce)
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