Meanings
nounear tag (plural ear tags)
plural ear tags
- agricultureA tag attached to the ear of an animal (usually a farm animal) to identify ownership.
- medicineA benign growth of skin or cartilage on the ear near the tragus.
verbear tag (third-person singular simple present ear tags, present participle ear tagging, simple past and past participle ear tagged)
present singular third person ear tags · participle present ear tagging · participle past ear tagged · past ear tagged
- agricultureTo apply an ear tag to an animal.
By law calves must be ear tagged within 36 hours for dairy and 20 days for beef cattle.
Translations
Catalan cròtal, xapa d'orella
- cròtaltag on the ear of an animal
- xapa d'orellatag on the ear of an animal
Chinese Mandarin 耳標 /耳标
- 耳標 /耳标 (ěrbiāo)tag on the ear of an animal
Danish øremærke
- øremærketag on the ear of an animal
Finnish korvamerkki
- korvamerkkitag on the ear of an animal
French étiquette d'oreille
- étiquette d'oreilletag on the ear of an animal
Norwegian Bokmål øremerke
- øremerketag on the ear of an animal
Russian ушна́я би́рка
- ушна́я би́рка (ušnája bírka)tag on the ear of an animal
Turkish kulak etiketi
- kulak etiketitag on the ear of an animal
Welsh clustnod
- clustnodtag on the ear of an animal
Cite this entry
APA
ear tag. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ear%20tag
MLA
“ear tag.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ear%20tag. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ear tag,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ear%20tag.
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