noun
any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment (Freq. 1)
• Syn: ↑domesticated animal
• Hyponyms:
↑feeder, ↑stocker, ↑head, ↑dog, ↑domestic dog, ↑Canis familiaris, ↑domestic cat, ↑house cat, ↑Felis domesticus, ↑Felis catus, ↑stray
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noun : any of various animals (as the horse, ox, or sheep) which have been domesticated by man so as to live and breed in a tame condition — compare ferae naturae
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an animal, as the horse or cat, that has been tamed and kept by humans as a work animal, food source, or pet, esp. a member of those species that have, through selective breeding, become notably different from their wild ancestors.
[1850-55]
Useful english dictionary. 2012.