DOMESTIC ANIMAL Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

domestic animal

noun

Definition of domestic animal

as in pet

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Dissimilar Words

invertebrate

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Recent Examples of domestic animal In warmer weather, both wild and domestic animals spend more time outdoors, as do people, said Rachel Reichardt, environmental health specialist and zoonosis lead at the health department. — Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026 Our domestic animals outnumber wild beasts by a ratio of fifteen to one, and 26 percent of species of large mammals are threatened with extinction. — Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026 The first months of her life were spent on a farm, surrounded by domestic animals and wild landscapes, in an environment far from the European palaces that would come to define her adulthood. — Marta SuÁrez, Vanity Fair, 16 Jan. 2026 John, 58, was charged with two felonies for killing a domestic animal and for obstruction of justice. — Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 10 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for domestic animal

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Noun

The French version of the site also organizes listings across broad classifieds categories such as motors, buy/sell/trade, property, services, pets, community, jobs, casual dating and adult-oriented classifieds.

— Ascend Agency, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
Some users online reported not receiving an email about the outage and being unaware that their pet was not fed for hours.

— Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of pet

Noun

Hippos, which are herbivores, are the third-largest land animal after elephants and white rhinos and can weigh as much as 8,000 pounds.

— Dennis Romero, NBC news, 8 Aug. 2026
Woolly mammoths coexisted with early humans who hunted the cold-resistant herbivores for food and used their tusks and bones as tools.

— CBS News, CBS News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of herbivore

Noun

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, 19 May 2026
Many of the bird species migrating through the Midwest are insectivores, living in the neotropics in winter to have food for survival.

— Sheryl De Vore, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026

Definition of insectivore

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