domestic animals

Definition of domestic animalsnext
plural of domestic animal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for domestic animals
Noun
  • Kenya has previously fined Belgian teenagers who were found in possession of queen ants, which are used as delicacies and kept as pets in Europe and Asia.
    ABC News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The photos at Nurse Dana’s workstation, for example, are of actor Katherine LaNasa’s real-life children, and the pets aren’t the only break-room decorations Ruscio sourced from asking around.
    Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Weed Control Because gophers are herbivores, the less vegetation there is around to attract them, the better.
    David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The herbivores arrived on the planet during the aftermath of the End-Permian Mass Extinction about 252 million years ago.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • What to know about mountain lions Mountain lions are known as solitary and elusive carnivores found across diverse habitats, mainly in the western United States.
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 5 Apr. 2026
  • The word mongoose refers to any of nearly three dozen species of small mammalian carnivores found mainly in Africa but also in southern Asia and southern Europe.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Domestic animals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domestic%20animals. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.

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