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domesticates

  • present tense form
    of domesticate (3rd person singular).
    domesticate
    verb (used with object)
    to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.

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We sense early on, from Mortensen’s delicate handling of their courtship, that this isn’t some musty rehash of the trope where she civilizes him and he domesticates her.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2024

So these captive wolves have taken on an uneasy status: not wild, nor yet domesticates.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 24, 2020

Cats are called commensal domesticates, Levy reminded the jury, which means they choose to live with humans, but they can revert back to feral state.

From The New Yorker ● Oct. 12, 2014

The study of animal bones... shows that cattle were the most common domesticates at the sites.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2012

Most candidates disqualify themselves as potential domesticates for any of half a dozen reasons.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond