"companion animal" meaning in English

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      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "companimal"
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          "ref": "2023 August 11 (last accessed), David Pearce, “Companion Animals”, in HedWeb:",
          "text": "A loving relationship with a proper companion animal, a relationship that adequately provides for the animal's physical and psychological needs, is not at all inconsistent with the principles and advocacy of animal rights.",
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        "A pet."
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          "word": "animal companion"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "pet",
          "word": "伴侶動物"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
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          "roman": "bànlǚ dòngwù",
          "sense": "pet",
          "word": "伴侣动物"
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          "sense": "pet",
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          "word": "gezelschapsdier"
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          "sense": "pet",
          "word": "lemmikloom"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "pet",
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          "sense": "pet",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "animal de compagnie"
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          "roman": "ballyeodongmul",
          "sense": "pet",
          "word": "반려동물"
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          "lang": "Swedish",
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  "word": "companion animal"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "pet",
      "word": "伴侶動物"
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
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      "roman": "bànlǚ dòngwù",
      "sense": "pet",
      "word": "伴侣动物"
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      "sense": "pet",
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      "sense": "pet",
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      "sense": "pet",
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