ear tag
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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She was given an ear tag and a GPS collar, West said, and moved into Angeles National Forest.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 16, 2025
Before finishing up, the researchers give the bears several identifying marks, adding an ear tag, implanting a microchip behind the ear and tattooing a number inside the lip.
From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2021
Among them: a company trying to build an inexpensive polar bear ear tag for the U.S.
From Washington Post • Oct. 11, 2021
He got an ear tag before being released to an undisclosed location and he could potentially be put down if he returns and becomes too accustomed to being around people.
From Washington Times • Sep. 5, 2015
Both the does and the bucks must be marked with an ear tag, brand, tattoo number, or some other permanent individual mark, and the kids should be marked at birth.
From Practical Angora Goat Raising by
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