| 单词 | filly |
| 释义 | filly (once / 3852 pages) n A filly is a young female horse. The male equivalent of a filly is a "colt." In most places, a filly is not yet four years old, although sometimes a female horse younger than five is considered a filly. Before she is a year old, a filly is also called a "foal," or a baby horse — and between the ages of one and two, she's also a "yearling." Around 1400, the word was spelled fyly, possibly from the Old Norse fylja, the feminine of foli, or "foal." WORD FAMILYfilly: fillies USAGE EXAMPLESThe spectacular 3-year-old filly Songbird ran four times at Santa Anita this year and each time produced a minus pool. Los Angeles Times(Dec 23, 2016) Smith thought he could put a length or two between his filly and Beholder when they got to the far turn. New York Times(Nov 04, 2016) Mike Smith, who was edged out aboard Songbird, said that he feels that the filly will be “bigger and stronger” next season. The Guardian(Nov 04, 2016) n a young female horse under the age of four Hyper female an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa) foala young horse |
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