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yearling

[yeer-ling] / ˈjɪər lɪŋ /
NOUN
young animal
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Jacqui Short Boyce spotted the yearling lying on its back while passing by the field on Wednesday.

From BBC Mar. 13, 2026

When Flag is on the verge of becoming a yearling, Jody’s father says, “He’ll be like a person standin’ on the state line.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 23, 2026

Weighing about 100 pounds each, they might struggle to take down a yearling cow that’s pushing 1,000 pounds.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2025

Researchers also documented more recent cougar kills: a seven-year-old female wolf in 2019, the yearling female in early September of last year, and then a wolf pup later that month.

From National Geographic Aug. 25, 2023

They had been standing over the fire with a spitted pig, a yearling.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer




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