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domestic animal
noun
- an animal, as the horse or cat, that has been tamed and kept by humans as a work animal, food source, or pet, especially a member of those species that have, through selective breeding, become notably different from their wild ancestors.
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of domestic animal1
Example Sentences
In Defense of Animals, an international animal protection organization, is offering support to fire victims needing assistance with free, temporary housing for wild or domestic animals.
They raised crops and domestic animals for food and enjoyed their lifestyle, until “the human element” intervened, as one of the subjects wrote later.
They are also designed to protect park wildlife from diseases carried by domestic animals.
One tip is keeping domestic animals indoors or within completely enclosed shelters when they cannot be closely monitored.
The biggest uncertainty is what will happens to rabbits, an animal vulnerable to virus outbreaks, as well as other diseases that could be transmitted by domestic animals.
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