STALLION | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of stallion in English stallionnoun [ C ] uk /ˈstæl.jən/ us /ˈstæl.jən/ Add to word list Add to word list an adult male horse that is used for breeding Compare mare (HORSE) Names for the male & female of animals

• billy goat
• bitch
• boar
• boomer
• buck
• bull
• bullock
• cob
• doe
• drake
• drone
• ewe
• gelding
• mare
• sire
• sow
• stag
• steer
• tigress
• tom

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Horses & similar animals (Definition of stallion from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

stallion | American Dictionary

stallionnoun [ C ] us /ˈstæl·jən/ Add to word list Add to word list an adult male horse, esp. one used for breeding (Definition of stallion from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of stallion

stallion Progesterone induced acrosome reaction in stallion spermatozoa is mediated by a plasma membrane progesterone receptor. From the Cambridge English Corpus Stallion candidates are evaluated at a young age on their own performance by a panel of medical experts and trainers. From the Cambridge English Corpus One stallion was housed elsewhere on the farm. From the Cambridge English Corpus The best advice one could offer an individual breeder is to breed only the best mares to the best stallions, where best is defined by objective performance criteria. From the Cambridge English Corpus There may be a difficulty in finding suitable mares for the stallions without a proper premium. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Rations allowed under the present proposals for stallions and mares kept for breeding are adequate to allow the continuance of breeding. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Excluding horses under four years old, brood mares, and stallions, there are 1,600,000 horses in the country which would be available. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Many of the commercial stud farms send their mares to visit stallions around the country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In 1954, the value of imports of stallions, mares and geldings was £5,287,000, and of exports £5,018,000. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The exports of brood mares and stallions are of great value. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This removes the limits of registration fees for bulls and stallions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The secondary recommendation was that stallions should be kept out of fields with bridleways in much the same way as has been proposed for bulls. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We all know the telephone number prices for which stallions are often syndicated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is a great divergence of opinion with regard to thoroughbred stallions, and we should have liked to have the scheme put before us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Stallion investment as well is now in serious jeopardy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of stallion?

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