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 Previous research has suggested that some primates, domestic animals and birds seem to possess what is called attention attribution—the ability to perceive where another individual is focused. — Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 17 Mar. 2026 Tony Lee Hughes, 38, of the 600 block of Camelot Manor, is charged with Level 6 felonies of killing a domestic animal and mutilating a vertebrate animal. — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026 From 2016 through 2022, fewer than 50 domestic animals were killed by mountain lions each year, according to El Dorado County data. — Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for domestic animal

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Noun

Officials advise the public to give bears space and not let pets bother them.

— Finch Walker, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Be vigilant about never leaving young children and pets in vehicles without supervision, especially during periods of intense heat, as car interiors can quickly become extremely hot.

— NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026

Definition of pet

Noun

But the researchers wanted to see whether the markings on the Stegodon bones showed evidence that the hobbits were also hunting the only large-bodied herbivore on the island at the time.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
The bloody red shrimp are herbivores when young, feeding on phytoplankton, and then add carnivorous activity as adults, adding zooplankton to their diet.

— Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 3 July 2026

Definition of herbivore

Noun

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
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

Definition of insectivore

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