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Dog year
Meaning
Noun
●
A
period
of
time in
the life of
dogs
,
defined
such that
the
average
life expectancy
of a
dog
in "
dog years
" is
numerically
equivalent
to the
average
life expectancy
of a human. A 4- and a 5-year-old
dog
are about as
mature
as a human of 28 to 30 years and 33 to 35 years,
respectively
. The most common calcuation
uses
a
ratio
of
seven
dog years
to one human year.
●
A
unit
of age
relative
to the
species
being considered,
defined
such that
an animal's
age
in "
dog years
" is the
equivalent
age
of a
dog
in
calendar
years.
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