cavemate

English

Etymology

cave +‎ mate

Noun

cavemate (plural cavemates)

  1. One who shares the same cave.
    • 1992, Val W. Woodward, Human Heredity and Society, page 261:
      The successful bats have been found to regurgitate blood for their unsuccessful cavemates.
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