(~s)
The ~ of a group of animals born to the same mother at the same time is the smallest and weakest of them.
Animals reject the ~ of the litter.
N-COUNT: oft N of n
(~s)
The ~ of a group of animals born to the same mother at the same time is the smallest and weakest of them.
Animals reject the ~ of the litter.
N-COUNT: oft N of n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012