(n.) A female foal or colt; a young mare. Cf. Colt, Foal.
(n.) A lively, spirited young girl.
Example Sentences:
(1) Three unusual ovarian abnormalities are presented, a large, oestrogen-producing granulosa cell tumour, an oestrogen-producing large follicle in a 4-month-old filly, and an ectopic progesterone-producing adrenal structure bordering on neoplasia.
(2) The filly did not respond to glucocorticoid treatment and was euthanatized.
(3) After 5 weeks rest in a stall and 11 months at pasture, the filly was trained and raced without lameness.
(4) Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) was diagnosed in a 2-year-old Standardbred filly.
(5) Intramuscular hemangiosarcoma resulting in severe anemia and thrombocytopenia was diagnosed in a 3-year-old Thoroughbred filly.
(6) The phenotypic effects in a yearling Arab filly of a newly described equine autosomal trisomy syndrome for chromosome 30 (65,XX,+30) consisted of small size and severe angular deviation of front legs accompanied by mild polydactyly, but no mental dullness.
(7) A 6-month-old Clydesdale filly had chronic abdominal distention and intermittent febrile episodes.
(8) A 6-month-old 300-kg Quarter Horse filly was treated for septic arthritis of the distal interphalangeal joint and septic navicular bursitis that developed as a result of a deep puncture to the foot.
(9) Group-1 fillies also had markedly high serum creatine kinase activity.
(10) Height, girth and circumference of the cannon bone below the knee were recorded, measurements for colts and fillies are shown separately.
(11) Samples from each of 239 clinically normal mares and 30 colts and fillies believed not to have been exposed to CEMO were negative with titres of less than 256, the majority of samples (97 per cent) showing a titre of 32 or less.
(12) During exploratory surgery, 3.5 and 2.0 meters of thickened terminal small intestine were removed from the colt and filly respectively, and a jejunocecostomy performed.
(13) No significant sex difference was found between colts, geldings and fillies.
(14) A fusion defect of the proximal and middle phalanges of both hindlimbs, osteochondrosis dissecans of the distal interphalangeal joints of the forelimbs, and subluxation of all 4 distal interphalangeal joints occurred in a Standardbred filly.
(15) A 2-year old Thoroughbred filly was examined for a 1-month history of persistent nasal discharge.
(16) Itraconazole, a tricyclic azole effective against a number of deep mycotic diseases, was used to treat a Quarter Horse filly with coccidioidomycosis.
(17) The screws were removed after 11 months because the filly became lame in the affected limb.
(18) The study demonstrated marked fluctuations in serum muscle enzyme concentrations which were more pronounced in two-year-old fillies than three-year-old fillies and colts.
(19) The clinical and ophthalmoscopic features of a congenital coloboma of the lens in a 3 year old Hanoverian stallion and of an ectopic lens in a 6-month old Hanoverian filly are described and depicted.
(20) Severe mitral regurgitation developed secondary to scarring of the valve, which resulted in the filly's death.
Hippogriff
Definition:
(n.) A fabulous winged animal, half horse and half griffin.
Example Sentences:
(1) He told the effects people to go back and show him a hippogriff after it had just been mating in the woods.
(2) Buckbeak the Hippogriff is also said to be making an appearance.