calving
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6.1
- noun
- /ˈkæl.vɪŋ/
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parto
- The vet arrived just in time to assist with the calving of the first calf of the season.
- calving season
- calving interval
- days of calving
Examples
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The difference is that the abbreviated caribou calving period is an adaptation to the short Arctic summer, when newborn calves are most likely to survive.
Academic text (2006) -
Farm-based risk factors included a larger herd size, farm location in the southern region, an annual peak in calving, having beef cattle on the farm, and the presence of birds in the stable.
Academic text (2014) -
Let's see, the last calving happened in 2010.
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If it's what the Lord wants for me, I'll be back in time for the calving.
Fiction book (1992) -
This is Dr. Sandra's first day with us doing a calving.
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The concentrated calving season is comparable to that of caribou in the Arctic.
Academic text (2006) -
During the calving period, vixens were monitored closely and cubs were matched with their mother.
Academic text (2015) -
Even at the height of the calving season, however, wildebeests keep on the move from pasture to pasture.
Academic text (2006) -
For example, the Porcupine caribou herd uses only part of the coastal plain for its calving.
Academic text (1991) -
She refuses to get up, so they'll have to deliver the calf lying down, making Sandra's first calving even harder.
Synonyms
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9.9
The process of giving birth to a baby or young animal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Calving comes from the word calf meaning 'young cow' and the ending -ing that shows an action, so calving is the act of a cow 'giving birth' to a calf.