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What is the noun for littermate?

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litter
  1. (countable) A platform mounted on two shafts, or a more elaborate construction, designed to be carried by two (or more) people to transport one (in luxury models sometimes more) third person(s) or (occasionally in the elaborate version) a cargo, such as a religious idol.
  2. (collective, countable) The offspring of a mammal born in one birth.
  3. (uncountable) Material used as bedding for animals.
  4. (uncountable) Collectively, items discarded on the ground.
  5. (uncountable) Absorbent material used in an animal's litter tray
  6. (uncountable) Layer of fallen leaves and similar organic matter in a forest floor.
  7. A covering of straw for plants.
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  9. Examples:
    1. “Anyone caught dropping litter could face a fine under the new Environment Protection Act.”
      “Females produce one litter a year, numbering from one to six kittens and averaging four or five.”
      “We rose the next morning to a litter of downed branches and crooked trunks.”
litterbug
  1. (informal) A person who tends to drop litter and not clean it up.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The artist was the litterbug, having strewn tides of rubbish just about everywhere.”
      “Rather than physically attack a litterbug, they suggest that you tut quietly and glare at them a little bit.”
      “If you decide to be a litterbug and throw the cup outside, it will still quickly break down, according to the manufacturer.”
littermate
  1. An animal born in the same litter
  2. Examples:
    1. “The unfused interfrontal, coronal, and sagittal sutures are indicated in the skull of a wild-type littermate.”
      “There is also a male tiger, Sasha, brother and littermate of Alexis, but as the only male, he is always let out alone.”
      “On the other hand, the results gathered from non-stressed littermate show that they become easily exhausted and are near death if exposed to intense prolonged stress.”
littering
  1. The dropping of litter.
litterer
  1. One who litters.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The park was pristine until the litterer came along and thoughtlessly discarded trash all over the place.”
      “If you are a litterer, enjoy it because you are surely going to Hades for your sins.”
      “The trick is to pick a litterer who seems capable of shame.”
littermates
  1. plural of littermate
litterings
  1. plural of littering
litterbugs
  1. plural of litterbug
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The installation of closed circuit TVs to identify litterbugs at hygiene blackspots was one of the more controversial initiatives of Team Clean.”
      “Pictures of litterbugs could also be published in the council's newspaper, which is distributed free every quarter to more than 200,000 homes.”
      “Mr Ishaq also revealed that discussions had been held about the possibility of seizing the cars of litterbugs caught in the act of flytipping.”
litterers
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