noun
- a castrated male cat
- a hooked prolongation on the lower jaw of a male salmon
Usage: biology
verb
- to castrate a male cat
Examples
- The veterinarian recommended making the tom into a gib to reduce aggressive behavior.
- Our gib is much calmer than he was before the procedure.
- The male salmon’s gib becomes more pronounced during spawning season.
- Fish biologists can identify mature males by examining the gib.
- They decided to gib their cat to prevent unwanted litters.
- The shelter will gib male cats before adoption.