domestic
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2.5
- adjective
- /dəˈmɛstɪk/
:
doméstico
- The pathogenicity of the H5N8 virus was evaluated in mallards, Baikal teals, and domestic ducks.
- domestic animals
- domestic cats
- domestic dogs
Normal 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
11
1.0
Not wild because people keep or breed it
Kept or grown by people for food, work and company
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
16
7.1
Violent acts that try to scare people or force a government in the same country for political reasons
4
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
A court that deals with family matters like custody, divorce, and child support
- Formal
A court that deals with family problems like divorce, child custody, and 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.