"littermate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: littermates [plural]
Etymology: litter + mate Etymology templates: {{compound|en|litter|mate}} litter + mate Head templates: {{en-noun}} littermate (plural littermates)
  1. An animal born in the same litter Hypernyms: sibling Translations (an animal born in the same litter): samburi [masculine] (Icelandic), samgotungur [masculine] (Icelandic), ungar úr sama goti (english: youngs from the same litter) [masculine, plural] (Icelandic)
    Sense id: en-littermate-en-noun-BQm9~2OQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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