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lick mat

lick mat noun: a pet accessory for dogs and cats consisting of a silicone or rubber mat with deep indentations into which pet food is smeared which the animal licks for enrichment or distraction.

Noun

lick mat (plural lick mats)

  1. A pet accessory for dogs and cats consisting of a silicone or rubber mat with deep indentations into which pet food is smeared which the animal licks for enrichment or distraction.
    • Smear wet food, meat baby food or paste onto a lick mat, give her a bowl of tuna water from the can, […] As she eats or laps the food, insert the needle.2024, Alana Linsay Stevenson, The Good Cat Parent’s Guide to Feline Behavior Modification

Forms of lick mat

plurallick mats
alternative formlickmat

Questions about lick mat

What does lick mat mean?
Lick mat means a pet accessory for dogs and cats consisting of a silicone or rubber mat with deep indentations into which pet food is smeared which the animal licks for enrichment or distraction.
What part of speech is lick mat?
Lick mat is a noun.
What is the plural of lick mat?
The plural of lick mat is lick mats.

Words near lick mat in the dictionary

  1. lick into shape
  2. lick job
  3. lick jobs
  4. lick log
  5. lick logs
  6. lick mat
  7. lick my balls
  8. lick of paint
  9. lick of the tarbrush
  10. lick of work
  11. lick one's chops

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