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domestic animal

do·mes·tic an·i·mal
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [duh-mes-tik an-uh-muh l]
    • /dəˈmɛs tɪk ˈæn ə məl/
    • /dəˈmestɪk ˈænɪml/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [duh-mes-tik an-uh-muh l]
    • /dəˈmɛs tɪk ˈæn ə məl/

Definitions of domestic animal words

  • noun domestic animal an animal, as the horse or cat, that has been tamed and kept by humans as a work animal, food source, or pet, especially a member of those species that have, through selective breeding, become notably different from their wild ancestors. 1
  • noun domestic animal pet 1
See all 2 definitions of domestic animal

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Origin of domestic animal

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55

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Parts of speech for Domestic animal

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Domestic animal

domestic animal popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

domestic animal usage trend in Literature

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