Reference meaning
pet
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a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
Other meanings
2. noun
a special loved one
3. noun
a fit of petulance or sulkiness (especially at what is felt to be a slight)
4. noun
using a computerized radiographic technique to examine the metabolic activity in various tissues (especially in the brain)
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