livestock en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈlaɪvstɑk/ (General-American)
- /ˈlaɪvstɒk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English live Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- Proto-Germanic *stikanąder. Proto-Germanic *stukkaz Proto-West Germanic *stokk Old English stocc Middle English stok English stock English livestock From live + stock.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Farm animals; animals domesticated for cultivation.
Women herded small livestocks such as goats and sheep.
Meronym: stock animal
The livestock were poisoned by what they grazed on.
Livestock is bought and sold at an auction market.
In the West there are local areas with too many livestock.
Much livestock was slaughtered due to high feed prices.
These spearings were not related to livestock killed but to young boys trying to prove their bravery.
2011, Cynthia J. Moss, Harvey Croze, Phyllis C. Lee, The Amboseli Elephants: A Long-Term Perspective on a Long-Lived Mammal, page 297:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| live stock | alternative, dated | lexicographic | |
| livestocks | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| live-stock | alternative, dated | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
industrial livestock production · livestock crush · nonlivestock · livestock unit · livestock car
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (106)
lt gyvulỹs (farm animals) · af vee (farm animals) · be бы́дла (farm animals) · lt galvi̇̀jas (farm animals) · az mal-qara (farm animals) · eu abere (farm animals) · ja 家畜 (farm animals) · de Nutztiere (farm animals) · ga stoc (farm animals) · uk худо́ба (farm animals) · pt pecuária (farm animals) · sv boskap (farm animals) · ar دَوَاجِن (farm animals) · is búfé (farm animals) · yi פֿיך (farm animals) · nv naaldlooshii (farm animals) · bg добитък (farm animals) · uga 𐎁𐎅𐎎𐎚 (farm animals) · ko 가축 (farm animals) · ro șeptel (farm animals) · arz مواشي (farm animals) · gv sthock (farm animals) · ml കന്നുകാലി (farm animals) · ms ternakan (farm animals) · ky мал (farm animals) · ast ganáu (farm animals) · nv łį́į́ʼ (farm animals) · ang feoh (farm animals) · la pecus (farm animals) · fr cheptel vif (farm animals) · grc κτῆνη (farm animals) · hi पशुधन (farm animals) · fi karja (farm animals) · ru скоти́на (farm animals) · nb fe (farm animals) · hu jószág (farm animals) · de Nutzvieh (farm animals) · hu haszonállat (farm animals) · ky түлүк (farm animals) · nv bilį́į́ʼ (farm animals) · el ζωικό κεφάλαιο (farm animals) · arz دواجن (farm animals) · sk dobytok (farm animals) · ca bestiar (farm animals) · cmn 牲畜 (farm animals) · mk стока (farm animals) · ru скот (farm animals) · wa bisteu (farm animals) · tl palahayupan (farm animals) · vi gia súc (farm animals) · kk түлік (farm animals) · th ปศุสัตว์ (farm animals) · ru поголо́вье скота́ (farm animals) · nl veestapel (farm animals) · nl vee (farm animals) · sl živina (farm animals) · ms haiwan ternakan (farm animals) · ar أَنْعَام (farm animals) · nb husdyr (farm animals) · ky кара мал (farm animals) · vi thú nuôi (farm animals) · lv lopi (farm animals) · de Vieh (farm animals) · tr mal (farm animals) · es ganado (farm animals) · la pecuāria (farm animals) · hu állatállomány (farm animals) · nv alį́į́ʼ (farm animals) · gl gado (farm animals) · ba мал-тыуар (farm animals) · uk скоти́на (farm animals) · gl gando (farm animals) · ug ئۇلاغ (farm animals) · kea limária (farm animals) · cy da byw (farm animals) · ba мал (farm animals) · ary كسيبة (farm animals) · tr çiftlik hayvanları (farm animals) · cmn 家畜 (farm animals) · lv mājlopi (farm animals) · pl dobytek (farm animals) · osx fehu (farm animals) · nb buskap (farm animals) · ka პირუტყვი (farm animals) · mi kararehe (farm animals) · mk добиток (farm animals) · nb fenad (farm animals) · ru поголо́вье (farm animals) · cs dobytek (farm animals) · pt gado (farm animals) · it bestiame (farm animals) · ka საქონელი (farm animals) · ary بهايم (farm animals) · fr bétail (farm animals) · hu lábasjószág (farm animals) · ar مَوَاشٍ (farm animals) · nds veehtüch (farm animals) · kaa mal (farm animals) · kn ದನ (farm animals) · bho पशुधन (farm animals) · enm bestayle (farm animals) · hy անասուն (farm animals) · eu azienda (farm animals) · tr enam (farm animals) · tr besi hayvanları (farm animals) · pl inwentarz (farm animals)