domestic animal
noun
: any of various animals (such as the horse or sheep) domesticated so as to live and breed in a tame condition
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Anyone with exposure to wild or domestic animals, particularly birds, should take precautions to avoid infection, the agency says.
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2024
Of course, human beings play a role in the emergence of disease, often by coming directly into contact with wild animals or by bringing domestic animals into contact with them.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2015
But hybridizing with domestic animals could lead to some wild animals’ extinction as genetically distinct species.
—Discover Magazine, 5 July 2024
Killing of dog lawful when disturbing domestic animals, accessed April 29, 2024
South Dakota Legislature, Legislative Research Council, 40-34-2.
—Jeff Cercone, Austin American-Statesman, 3 May 2024
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Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 18 Dec. 2024
Of course, human beings play a role in the emergence of disease, often by coming directly into contact with wild animals or by bringing domestic animals into contact with them.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2015
But hybridizing with domestic animals could lead to some wild animals’ extinction as genetically distinct species.
—Discover Magazine, 5 July 2024
Killing of dog lawful when disturbing domestic animals, accessed April 29, 2024
South Dakota Legislature, Legislative Research Council, 40-34-2.
—Jeff Cercone, Austin American-Statesman, 3 May 2024
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“Domestic animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/domestic%20animal. Accessed 3 Jan. 2025.
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