unspayed
adjective
uk/ˌʌnˈspeɪd/us/ˌʌnˈspeɪd/An unspayedfemaleanimalhas not haditsovaries(= thepartsthatproduceeggs)removed:
Ovariantumoursareoccasionallyseenin unspayedfemaledogsandcats.
Opposite
spayed
Compare
unalteredUS
uncastrated
unneutered
- Unspayedfemalerabbitsoften getovariancancer.
- Charginghigherfeesfor unspayed and unneuteredpetswouldhelpcoverthe city'scostsindealingwithstrayanimals.
- Ivolunteerfor mylocalanimalshelterand haveseentheconditionthese unspayed and unneuteredrabbitsarrivein.
- Unneuteredmaledogssometimes get intofightsandrunaway fromhomewhen theycatchscentof a unspayedfemaleonheat.
Zoology: veterinary medicine
- altered
- animal doctor
- anti-rabies
- castrate
- castrated
- castration
- cattery
- collar
- distemper
- foam
- lame
- leptospirosis
- mange
- neutered
- nosema
- putsomethingto sleepidiom
- putsomething/someonedown
- rescue centre
- veterinary
- veterinary surgeon