DOMESTIC ANIMAL Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

domestic animal

noun

Definition of domestic animal

as in pet

Related Words

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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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for domestic animal

Noun

The county also has a litany of cooling centers that residents can take their families and pets to for relief from the the heat.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
How Flor made her way from the north side of Chicago all the way to Gary remains a mystery, but Ratkowski said the reunion is a good reminder of why to always microchip your pet.

— Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of pet

Noun

But Carcache wonders whether the vine might also deter herbivores, offering some protection to its host.

— Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
That shape could be consistent with tracks left by either theropods — a group that includes meat-eating dinosaurs — or ornithopods, which were bipedal herbivores.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 17 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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