domestic animal

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domestic animal
Noun
  • Some people's only social interactions or source of companionship during that time were their pets.
    NPR, NPR, 14 Oct. 2025
  • To care for a blind or deaf pet, consistency and routine are key.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That group of herbivores were among the first dinosaurs to be discovered and studied, according to the paper.
    Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Ornithomimosaurs were likely not strictly carnivores, but rather omnivores or herbivores, Nau said.
    Lauren Liebhaber September 22, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Guides such as Eggleston place observers on sandbars at least 150 feet from the charismatic carnivores.
    Susan Portnoy, AFAR Media, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The leg bone, which belonged to an ancient ancestor of crocodiles, shows that the dinosaur was a carnivore and may offer clues into the food chain of ancient Patagonia.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
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
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