how to pronounce живность

/ˈʐɨvnəsʲtʲ/

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живность is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of живность in a speech by a native speaker of standard russian:

“… завести домашнюю живность получить …”

meanings of живность

noun:

Poultry.
Small cattle; sheep and goats.
Small living creatures collectively.

живность frequency in russian - C2+ level of CEFR

the word живность occurs in russian on average 1.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.