microchip

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to put a microchip with information on it under the skin of an animal so that it can be identified (= recognized), and, for example, returned to its owner:

More animals have been reclaimed because more owners are microchipping their pets.

So much heartache could have been avoided after Hurricane Katrina if people had had their dogs microchipped.

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A microchip could be inserted under a pet's skinin case it gets lost.