messmate
Americannoun
noun
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a person with whom one shares meals in a mess, esp in the army
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any of various eucalyptus trees that grow amongst other species
Etymology
Origin of messmate
Example Sentences
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The presence of bacteria associated with messmate digestion skyrocketed, said Michaela Blyton, an ecologist at the University of Queensland and the lead author of a paper describing the findings.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2019
Many of the Cape Otway koalas wouldn’t touch the stuff and starved to death, with the messmate trees in plain view.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2019
To chip away at the mystery, Moore and his colleagues analyzed the feces of koalas that fed exclusively on manna gum and compared it with those that prefer messmate.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2019
Most important was that the koalas that had been seeded with the new bacteria actually went on to eat more messmate than the control group.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2019
Upon this one of the sailors, turning to his messmate, observed, "Ay, Jack, that's just the way at the Old Bailey; the greatest rogue always turns king's evidence."
From Ever Heard This? Over Three Hundred Good Stories by Chambers, F. W.
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