companion animal
noun
: a domesticated animal : pet
… an amazing tour de force of animal-human relationships, with chapters on our companion animals, as well as on livestock, wildlife, and zoos.
Tim Flannery, The New York Times Book Review, 29 Apr. 2009
Tim Flannery, The New York Times Book Review, 29 Apr. 2009These companion animals are being used very specifically as adjuncts in the therapy of disabled people. Patricia Curtis, Smithsonian, July 1981
Patricia Curtis, Smithsonian, July 1981
Word History
First Known Use
1897, in the meaning defined above
- in the event of
- in the extreme
- in the face of
- in the final analysis
- in the final/last analysis
- in the firing line
- in the first degree
- in the first flush of
- in the first instance
- in the first place
- in the flesh
- in the flower of one's youth
- in the flush of
- in the forefront
- in the foreseeable future
- in the frame
- in the front rank
- in the fullness of time
- in the grease
- in the guise of
- in the heat of battle
- in the heat of the battle
- in the hell
- in the hole
- in the hollow of one's hand