castrate /cas·trate/ (kas´trāt)
castrate [kas´trāt]
1. to deprive of the gonads, rendering the individual incapable of reproduction.
2. a castrated individual.
cas·trate (k s tr t )v. 1. To remove the testicles of a male; emasculate. 2. To remove the ovaries of a female; spay. |
castrate [kas´trāt]
1. to deprive of the gonads, rendering the individual incapable of reproduction.
2. a castrated individual.
castrate
1. to deprive of the gonads, rendering the animal incapable of reproduction.
2. a castrated animal.
The strictly correct usage of the word is to apply it to animals of both sexes. Common usage is to restrict its use to the male.
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