companimal

English

Etymology

From blend of companion +‎ animal.

Noun

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?