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DOMESTIC ANIMAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment
Synonyms:
domestic animal; domesticated animal
Classified under:
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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