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Livestock

noun

Livestock means animals kept on a farm.

9 letters 2 syllables

What does Livestock mean?

Livestock means animals kept on a farm.

Dictionary definition

Farm animals kept for work, products, or food.

Example sentences

Livestock in a sentence

easy

The farmer cared for the livestock each morning.

medium

Cows and sheep are examples of livestock.

hard

The agriculture lesson explained how livestock are part of many farming systems.

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Practice the meaning of Livestock

Answer three quick questions about its meaning and related words.

Practice 1

What does livestock mean?

Practice 2

Which word is closest in meaning to livestock?

Practice 3

Which sentence uses livestock correctly?

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Livestock

Voice settings
Sounds like

lyv · stok · strongest beat: lyv

Synonyms

Words like Livestock

farm animalsanimals kept on a farm
herd animalsanimals kept together in groups
domestic animalsanimals cared for by people
Antonyms

Opposite words

wild animalsanimals that live without being kept by people
petsanimals kept mainly for companionship
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Word family

Livestock word family

Base word

livestock

noun

livestock

Farm animals kept by people.

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