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Calfeteria

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Calfeteria

A calfeteria is an artificial feeding system for young calves still requiring milk. The term is a New Zealand play on the word cafeteria.

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Dianne Bardsley, English language in New Zealand – New words, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/40334/calfeteria (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Dianne Bardsley, published 3 December 2012.