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DOMESTIC ANIMAL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment

Synonyms:

domestic animal; domesticated animal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("domestic animal" is a kind of...):

animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "domestic animal"):

feeder (an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening)

stocker (a domestic animal (especially a young steer or heifer) kept as stock until fattened or matured and suitable for a breeding establishment)

head (a single domestic animal)

Canis familiaris; dog; domestic dog (a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds)

domestic cat; Felis catus; Felis domesticus; house cat (any domesticated member of the genus Felis)

stray (an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal))

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