Ma’anar ƙamus na kalmar “komin dabbobi” doguwa ce, ƙunƙunciyar rumfar ruwa ko akwatin da ake amfani da ita wajen adana abinci ga dabbobi, musamman dawakai ko shanu. Yawancin lokaci ana yin shi da itace ko ƙarfe kuma galibi ana samunsa a cikin rumfuna ko rumbuna. Kalmar “komin komin dabbobi” ta fito ne daga kalmar Faransanci “mangeoire,” wanda ke nufin “gidan abinci”. A cikin mahallin addini, ana yawan amfani da kalmar nan “komin komin dabbobi” wajen yin nuni ga wurin ciyar da jariri Yesu a cikin bargo a Bai’talami, kamar yadda aka kwatanta a cikin Littafi Mai Tsarki.