Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for domestic animal
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Additional safety features include door-opening alerts to warn of cyclists or pedestrians, cabin occupancy detection to prevent children or pets from being left inside, and a 360-degree camera for easier parking in tight spaces.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
9 Sep. 2025 -
But for the most part, they had been used for relatively small tasks—caring for a pet after its owner died, or funding the management of a piece of property, or a cemetery plot.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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Wild mammals and birds, both herbivores and carnivores, generally got smaller as human populations expanded, landscapes became more fragmented and hunting pressure increased.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Sep. 2025
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Sauropods are herbivores known for their very long necks, long tails, small head and pillar-like legs.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
2 Sep. 2025
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Levi studies the endangered Humboldt marten, a small carnivore that lives on the Northern California and Southern Oregon coast.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
28 Aug. 2025
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And, in Patagonia at the time, that was dinosaurs – from medium-sized herbivores to smaller carnivores – whose fossils have also been unearthed in the same rock layers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Aug. 2025
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Moreover, in every case, the ancestors were either insectivores or carnivores, with insect-eaters making the shift about three times more often than carnivores.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
ArsTechnica,
20 Aug. 2025
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Belonging to the same group of mammals as sloths and anteaters, armadillos are voracious insectivores that eat large numbers of beetles, grubs, ants, termites, and other insects, grabbing them with their sticky tongues.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 July 2025
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“Domestic animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domestic%20animal. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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