veterinary

Plural: veterinaries

Noun

a doctor who practices veterinary medicine
A veterinary surgeon; a veterinarian.

Adjective

of or relating to veterinarians or veterinary medicine

Adj

Of or relating to the medical or surgical treatment of non-human animals, especially domestic and farm animals.

Examples

Max used all his veterinary knowledge to save the goose stuck in the fence.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin veterīnārius, from veterīnus and veterīnae (“cattle;"beasts of burden/of draught"”); compare with veterinarian.

Synonyms

vet, veterinarian, veterinary surgeon

Scrabble Score: 16

veterinary: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
veterinary: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
veterinary: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

veterinary: valid Words With Friends Word