肩けん高こう

noun

withers height; shoulder height (of an animal)

Technical term used in zoology, veterinary contexts, and animal husbandry to describe the height of an animal measured from the ground to the top of the shoulder blades.

• この犬いぬの肩けん高こうは約やく60センチです。

  This dog's withers height is about 60 centimeters.