hippotomy

/hɪpəˈtɒmi/ or /hɪpəˈtoʊmi/

Definitions

1. noun

a measurement of the size of an animal, especially a horse, using the distance between the point of the hip and the point of the stifle.

“The veterinarian took a hippotometry reading to determine the horse’s exact size.”

Synonyms

  • hippotometry