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🦁 Wild, not tamed 🏢 Not home-related
nondomestic

nondomestic

1 5.5
Living in the wild, not kept or tamed by people
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒn.dəˈmɛs.tɪk/
translation icon : no doméstico
  • The documentary showcased the behaviors of nondomestic birds living in the rainforest.

Examples

  • Wildlife conservationists study nondomestic species to learn how they survive in their natural habitats.

  • This change is difficult to estimate directly, especially for nondomestic fauna, such as insects and birds.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Animals such as lions and elephants are classified as nondomestic because they live in the wild.

Synonyms

undomesticated
vsnondomestic
1 7.1

Living in the wild and not kept or bred by people

focuses on being wild rather than on lack of breeding for human use
nondomesticated
vsnondomestic
7.2

Not tamed and living in the wild like wolves

focuses more on being kept or tamed rather than adaptation to people

Antonyms

domesticated
  • Specialized
3.1

Kept or grown by people for food, work and company

How Domestic

domesticated
  • Specialized
3.1
nondomestic
1 5.5
wild
142 2.8

Surface Forms

nondomestic positive

Morphology

nondomestic = domestic (semi-transparent) = non + domestic

The form is a simple negative prefixation, but 'domestic' has multiple common senses (home/within-country vs tamed), so learners may be uncertain which sense applies to animals.

Etymology

The word nondomestic is made from non- 'not' and domestic 'of the home' or 'tame'. So it means 'not of the home', for example animals or plants that live in the wild rather than being kept by people.