companion animal
[ kuhm-pan-yuhn an-uh-muhl ]
noun
Origin of companion animal
1First recorded in 1895–1900
- Also called an·i·mal com·pan·ion .
- Compare assistance animal, service animal.
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How to use companion animal in a sentence
They had names and were treated like somewhere along the line of companion animals.
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All of these factors, along with past pet experiences and even the internet’s influence on companion animal culture, can affect whether someone says they prefer cats or dogs.
British Dictionary definitions for companion animal
companion animal
noun
an animal kept as a pet
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