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Recent Examples of domestic animal
But hybridizing with domestic animals could lead to some wild animals’ extinction as genetically distinct species.
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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
While typically preying on small mammals, bobcats may also target domestic animals, such as chickens or small livestock.
—Tom Howarth
follow, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
It has been detected in wild animals like bears, foxes, seals, and skunks, domestic animals like cats and dogs, and zoo animals like tigers and leopards.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
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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
While typically preying on small mammals, bobcats may also target domestic animals, such as chickens or small livestock.
—Tom Howarth
follow, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
It has been detected in wild animals like bears, foxes, seals, and skunks, domestic animals like cats and dogs, and zoo animals like tigers and leopards.
—Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News, 4 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for domestic animal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for domestic animal
Noun
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Once Izzy was home, the pet Abbi Schaeffer was inseparable from was acting odd.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2025
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Several wildfires are continuing to rapidly spread across Los Angeles County, not only displacing thousands of people as well as the pets and wildlife that also call Southern California home.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
10 Jan. 2025
Noun
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California ground squirrels have typically been considered herbivores or granivores, eating mostly plants and seeds.—
Julianna Bragg,
CNN,
18 Dec. 2024
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Then, the herbivores evolved and produced droppings laden with ferns.—
Alexa Robles-Gil,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Dec. 2024
Noun
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An area where the tracks cross raises questions about possible interactions between the carnivores and herbivores.—
Fox News,
Fox News,
9 Jan. 2025
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From the shapes in the ground, the researchers conclude that the sauropod came by before the carnivore.—
Shi En Kim,
Smithsonian Magazine,
7 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Here’s how to manage groundhogs Moles Moles are insectivores, tunneling to find food.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
18 Dec. 2024
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Among the species declines that have led to billions fewer birds in North America over the last half-century, grassland birds and aerial insectivores have been hit especially hard, having lost many bugs that once fed them.—
Brandon Loomis,
The Arizona Republic,
22 Sep. 2024
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“Domestic animal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domestic%20animal. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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