yearling

noun

year·ling ˈyir-liŋ

ˈyər-lən

: one that is a year old: such as

: an animal one year old or in the second year of its age

: a racehorse between January 1 of the year after the year in which it was foaled and the next January 1

yearling adjective

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In the first photo, the fuzzy yearling clings to a tree and looks toward the camera. —

Brooke Baitinger, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024 Since then, Woods and his wife, Alicia, have put about 80 yearlings through the rose veal program. —

Keith Pandolfi, Saveur, 15 May 2024 Wild Mexican wolf pups have a 50% chance to live to their first year, and 70% of yearlings survive to breeding age at two years old, according to USFWS. —

Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2024 Hatchery officials want to release 1.25 million salmon fry, 1.75 million salmon smolts (slightly older fish) and 250,000 salmon yearlings this year. —

Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for yearling