cavemate

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noun

One who shares the same cave.

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Meanings

nouncavemate (plural cavemates)

plural cavemates

  1. One who shares the same cave.

    The successful bats have been found to regurgitate blood for their unsuccessful cavemates.

    1992, Val W. Woodward, Human Heredity and Society, page 261

Origin

From cave + mate.

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APA

cavemate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cavemate

MLA

“cavemate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cavemate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cavemate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cavemate.

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