companimal

noun

companimal

noun

Etymology From blend of companion + animal.

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:

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