denmate

English

Etymology

From den +‎ -mate.

Noun

denmate (plural denmates)

  1. A member of the same den of animals.
    • 1932 November 7, Time 1932-11-07: Vol 20 Iss 19‎[1]:
      The Associated Press reported that the polar bears had murdered their denmate, that the other animals had “snarled and howled, leaping and tearing at the kill.”
    • 1984, Owens, Mark, 1944-, Owens, Delia, Cry of the Kalahari‎[2]:
      All the other cubs came forward and smelled their new denmate.
    • 2007, Hunter, Erin, The Sight‎[3]:
      Mousefur emerged stiffly from the elders' den, guiding her blind denmate, Longtail, with her tail.
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