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- noun Plural form of
neuter . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
neuter .
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Examples
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Perhaps the generality of the neuters is designed to comprehend these several notions by implication.
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From that time on, she is the fruitful mother of every kind of bee life the hive needs; the undeveloped females called neuters and those who become queens by being fed on royal food.
The Things Which Remain An Address To Young Ministers Daniel A. Goodsell
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In the common ants, the "neuters" are regarded as being Undeveloped female insects.
A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. Various 1891
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These grades are known as males, females, and blind "neuters," the latter forming at once the largest bulk of the population, and including in their numbers the true "working classes" of this curious community.
A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV. Various 1891
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"neuters," cannot as a rule transmit their own modifications and habits.
Are the Effects of Use and Disuse Inherited? An Examination of the View Held by Spencer and Darwin
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As is also common for the pricing of vaccines and other routine procedures, some hospitals and clinics deliberately charge less for spays and neuters than for other items.
Pets' needs should dictate vets' prices for spaying, neutering 2010
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As we vets continue to lose income from our pharmacies to online outlets and we begin to function less like retail stores, you can bet my range of fees for spays and neuters will creep beyond their higher limits.
Pets' needs should dictate vets' prices for spaying, neutering 2010
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For starters, spays and neuters are vastly different procedures.
Pets' needs should dictate vets' prices for spaying, neutering 2010
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Westen's essay, however, has one glaring omission that pretty much neuters his entire argument, and for me negates most of what he has to say about the president's performance.
Mike Bonifer: Drew Westen's Tension Mike Bonifer 2011
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Which brings me to my next point: Some veterinary facilities apply an economic philosophy when it comes to spays and neuters.
Pets' needs should dictate vets' prices for spaying, neutering 2010
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