domestic animals

Definition of domestic animalsnext
plural of domestic animal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for domestic animals
Noun
  • Last, before every class, the instructors remind you to make sure there are no children or pets around before starting the session.
    Craig Rawlins-Wilson, PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2026
  • This, Wright imagined, was one way Proxi might display its analysis of players’ minds, an aerial map of loves, phobias, triumphs, losses, pets, and near misses plus all the associations connecting them.
    Eric Boodman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Mammoth remains round out the picture of an island once home to apex predators and massive herbivores sharing a landscape virtually unrecognizable to anyone walking through modern Taiwan.
    Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Apex predators and massive herbivores shared a landscape that would be virtually unrecognizable to anyone walking through modern Taiwan.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • There’s even a whole suborder of carnivores called the pinnipeds, which includes seals, sea lions, and walruses who move between land and water.
    Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Great for the paleo carnivores.
    Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Domestic animals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domestic%20animals. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.

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