domestic animal
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.
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How to use domestic animal in a sentence
While they present no danger to humans or domestic animals, spiny water fleas rattle ecosystems that support game fish.
A spiky flea could ruin Midwestern ecosystems and kill native fish | By Abi Cole/Outdoor Life | February 17, 2021 | Popular-Science“Today, no one takes away even a domestic animal of another person forcefully,” he said.
The blood-corpuscles of man are larger than those of any domestic animal inhabiting Europe.
Poisons: Their Effects and Detection | Alexander Wynter BlythEven his faithful domestic animal, the dog, is rarely used for hunting, but is regarded solely as the companion of man.
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm WundtIt certainly is not the ordinary domestic animal, the shape approaching somewhat to that of the antelope.
Bible Animals; | J. G. Wood
And there is no domestic animal or fowl, whose habits require grain, whether whole or ground, that is not fond of it.
Soil Culture | J. H. WaldenNo domestic animal except the dog develops so much affection for its master as a goose will if it is permitted to do so.
Our Domestic Birds | John H. Robinson
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