domestic animal


noun
  1. 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.

Origin of domestic animal

1
First recorded in 1850–55

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How to use domestic animal in a sentence

  • 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. Walden
  • No 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