onotherapy
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ancient Greek ὄνος (ónos, “ass, donkey”) + therapy.
Noun[edit]
onotherapy (uncountable)
- (medicine) Donkey riding as physical therapy.
- 2011, Encyclopedia of Dairy Sciences:
- Finally, besides their dairy aptitude, donkeys could also play an important social role as companion animals and could also be used in an emerging form of pet therapy known as onotherapy.
- 2015, Antonella Vastola, The Sustainability of Agro-Food and Natural Resource Systems in the Mediterranean Basin:
- In recent years, there has been a renewed interest towards the products (milk and meat) and social practices (rural tourism, onotherapy, etc.) that this species can offer, although donkey's breeding is still poorly widespread.
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