uncastrated
An animal, usually a male, that still has its testicles and can father young
- adjective
- /ˌʌnˈkæstreɪtɪd/
- Specialized
:
no castrado
- Boars are uncastrated male pigs, known for their potential to produce strong odors during cooking.
Examples
-
A ram is an uncastrated sheep.
Blog text (17) -
But an uncastrated, dehorned male quickly lost that placid good temper that marked the Taur race, along with those vestiges of intelligence that made them good slaves.
Fiction book (1991) -
A ram is an uncastrated sheep, which means it has not undergone surgery to remove its reproductive organs.
-
Some animals, like uncastrated bucks, can exhibit more aggressive behavior than their neutered counterparts.
Antonyms
Compounds
How Neutered
neutered
6
4.4
uncastrated
1
9.9
- Specialized
Surface Forms
uncastrated positive
Morphology
Etymology
Uncastrated is made from un- meaning 'not' and castrate meaning 'to remove an animal's reproductive organs'. So uncastrated simply means an animal that still has those organs and can breed.