companimal

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Blend of companion +‎ animal

Noun[edit]

companimal (plural companimals)

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