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roostmate

roostmate noun: a bird that shares a roost with another.

Noun

roostmate (plural roostmates)

  1. A bird that shares a roost with another.

Forms of roostmate

pluralroostmates

Origin of roostmate

From roost + mate.

Questions about roostmate

What does roostmate mean?
Roostmate means a bird that shares a roost with another.
What part of speech is roostmate?
Roostmate is a noun.
What is the plural of roostmate?
The plural of roostmate is roostmates.

Words near roostmate in the dictionary

  1. roostertailed
  2. roostertailing
  3. roostertails
  4. roosting
  5. roostings
  6. roostmate
  7. roostmates
  8. roosts
  9. root
  10. root about
  11. root account

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