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tankmates

tankmates is the plural of tankmate.

Meaning of tankmate

Noun

tankmate (plural tankmates)

  1. An aquarium fish that shares the same tank as another.
    • Dardanus megistios ^([sic]) pauses to consider the meaning of life as it chews the remains of a tankmate.2001, Julian Sprung, Invertebrates: A Quick Reference Guide, page 158

Questions about tankmates

What is tankmates the plural of?
Tankmates is the plural of tankmate.

Words near tankmates in the dictionary

  1. tankmaker
  2. tankmakers
  3. tankmaking
  4. tankman
  5. tankmate
  6. tankmates
  7. tankmen
  8. tankobon
  9. tankobons
  10. tankodrome
  11. tankodromes

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