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companimal

companimal noun: an animal pet; a companion animal.

Noun

companimal (plural companimals)

  1. (informal, rare) An animal pet; a companion animal.
    • Did we always keep pets and “companimals”? How did the question of animal welfare become a mass movement, and how was it politicized?2023, Richard J. Miller, The Rise and Fall of Animal Experimentation, page 183

Forms of companimal

pluralcompanimals

Origin of companimal

From blend of companion + animal.

Questions about companimal

What does companimal mean?
Companimal means an animal pet; a companion animal.
What part of speech is companimal?
Companimal is a noun.
What is the plural of companimal?
The plural of companimal is companimals.

Words near companimal in the dictionary

  1. Companies Act
  2. Companies Acts
  3. companies register
  4. companies registers
  5. companiform
  6. companimal
  7. companimals
  8. companing
  9. companion
  10. companion animal
  11. companion animals

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