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semidomesticated

American  
[sem-ee-duh-mes-ti-key-tid, sem-ahy-] / ˌsɛm i dəˈmɛs tɪˌkeɪ tɪd, ˌsɛm aɪ- /

adjective

  1. living in a state of partial domestication.

Other Word Forms

  • semidomestication noun

Etymology

Origin of semidomesticated

1840–50; semi- + domesticated ( def. )

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Every afternoon, semidomesticated scarlet macaws would fly out of the jungle and perch on the town's rooftops, amazing the Spanish occupiers.

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