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Recent Examples of domestic animal
Meanwhile, in the U.S., two million domestic animals board commercial flights every year.
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Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
If a pack of coyotes happens on the set between daily trap checks, that domestic animal doesn’t have a chance.
—Skye Goode, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Complicating the efforts are cases of Guinea worm disease detected in domestic animals.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Law enforcement obtained a search warrant and seized the livestock, as well as horses and domestic animals belonging to the family, a few days later.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
If a pack of coyotes happens on the set between daily trap checks, that domestic animal doesn’t have a chance.
—Skye Goode, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Complicating the efforts are cases of Guinea worm disease detected in domestic animals.
—Evan Bush, NBC News, 31 Dec. 2024
Law enforcement obtained a search warrant and seized the livestock, as well as horses and domestic animals belonging to the family, a few days later.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domestic animal
Noun
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Make sure your pets have plenty of water and shade.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2025
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According to Miranda, the majority of the attention from the internet was positive, with countless cat lovers championing Miranda's devotion to her beloved pet.—
Kelli Bender,
People.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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An April 2025 study in Frontiers in Biogeography takes another look at these extinct herbivores, which were wiped out by human hunting during the last Ice Age between around 50,000 and 34,000 years ago.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
30 Apr. 2025
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Stunning stat: The invasive Lantana camara has entangled 300,000 square kilometers of India's forests, diminishing food sources for herbivores.—
Shafaq Patel,
Axios,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The carnivore diet, once a fringe curiosity, has gained traction among social media users thanks in part to personalities like Liver King—but its popularity has proven polarizing.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 May 2025
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Although large carnivore populations are declining worldwide, European gray wolves (a subspecies of Canis lupus) defy the trend.—
Olivia Ferrari,
Smithsonian Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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More on Groundhogs Moles Moles are insectivores, tunneling to find food.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
8 May 2025
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The sparrowhawk is an aggressive bird of prey, adept at hunting and fighting, while the cuckoo’s nest targets are smaller birds and mostly insectivores.—
Nathan H. Lents,
Smithsonian Magazine,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Domestic animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domestic%20animal. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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