"nonmate" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nonmates [plural]
Etymology: From non- + mate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|mate}} non- + mate Head templates: {{en-noun}} nonmate (plural nonmates)
  1. An animal that is not a mate (of some other specified animal).

Inflected forms

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