conchectomy

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noun

The cropping of the ears carried out with some breeds of dog

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Meanings

nounconchectomy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe cropping of the ears carried out with some breeds of dog

Origin

From concha + -ectomy.

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Translations

Italian conchectomia
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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with conchectomy

hysterectomymastectomyvasectomyprostatectomycholecystectomynephrectomyendarterectomysplenectomylumpectomytonsillectomygastrectomyappendectomyhepatectomyoophorectomyvitrectomythyroidectomyadrenalectomylaminectomydiscectomystapedectomycolectomylobectomycystectomyovariectomy
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APA

conchectomy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conchectomy

MLA

“conchectomy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conchectomy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “conchectomy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/conchectomy.

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