entire
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A male animal that can father young
- adjective
- /ɪnˈtaɪər/
- Specialized
:
sin castrar
- - Aye, sir, an entire sheep.
Examples
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Some day, I'm gonna own an entire goose.
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Two hours later, the entire calf was out.
Academic text (1992) -
In some cultures, the entire clitoris is removed.
Blog text (21) -
By the time medics got to her, the entire limb had suffered cell death.
Fiction book (1992) -
Within the fertilized ovum lies the capability to form an entire organism.
Academic text (1990) -
The farmer kept an entire ram to ensure he could breed more sheep.
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In the wild, an entire male deer will roam freely during mating season.
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To maintain genetic diversity, the zoo has decided to breed an entire lion instead of using reproductively inactive animals.
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Etymology
Entire for an animal comes from the same Latin integer meaning 'whole' or 'untouched', so an entire animal is 'still whole' physically and has not been castrated, which is why it can breed.