mate#1 (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 18
def the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)
examples he loved the mare and all her mates
camels hate leaving their mates
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Hypernym animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
Derivationally related form mate → mate
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Hyponym animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
Derivationally related form mate → mate

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