domestic
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2.5
- adjective
- /dəˈmɛstɪk/
- The pathogenicity of the H5N8 virus was evaluated in mallards, Baikal teals, and domestic ducks.
- domestic animals
- domestic cats
- domestic dogs
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Watch on YouTubeNormal cats, all kinds of cats, Saber toothed cats, and also domestic house cats.
- Normal cats, all kinds of cats, Saber toothed cats, and also domestic house cats.
- And then our domestic animals, pigs or horses or what have you say, whoa, there's some nice cheap food, right?
Examples
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Not only for yourselves, but for your domestic livestock.
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The wide host range of the pathogen comprises humans, domestic animals, and wild animals.
Academic text (2015) -
I need to not let domestic animals free.
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On some of the islands, the nuts are fed to domestic animals.
Fiction book (2002) -
I have never harmed a human being or a domestic animal my entire life.
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Under certain conditions, wildlife plays a role as a reservoir and source of infection for domestic animals.
Academic text (2015) -
Well, we've been doing that very successfully with domestic animals like dogs, cows, domestic plants like maize for a long time.
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Since then, the viruses have been circulating in domestic and rural poultry in Pakistan.
Academic text (2015) -
Two forms of malignant catarrhal fever exist, one in domestic sheep and one in African wildebeests.
Academic text (1994) -
Farmers raise domestic animals like chickens and cows for food and companionship.
Synonyms
13
3.1
Kept or grown by people for food, work and company
9
1.0
Not wild because people keep or breed it
3
1.8
Made less wild so people can control it
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
24
3.5
The total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year
- Offensive
18
7.1
Violent acts that try to scare people or force a government in the same country for political reasons
7
3.9
A person you live with in a long-term romantic relationship but are not married to
- Archaic
1
4.8
School subject that teaches cooking, cleaning, sewing, and how to run a home
- Formal
1
7.3
A court that deals with family problems like divorce, child custody, and support
- Formal
1
6.8
A court that deals with family matters like custody, divorce, and child support
- Archaic
A priest given an honorary role in the Pope's household with special rights
How Domesticated
Surface Forms
Morphology
domestic = domest + ic
The sense 'tame/kept for the home' is a natural extension of 'relating to the home' and is easily inferable from the base idea + '-ic'.
Etymology
Domestic comes from the Latin domus, 'house', and was used for plants and animals kept 'at home' by people. That's why a domestic animal or plant is one that lives with humans or is used by them.