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    DOMESTICATED ANIMAL

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environmentplay

    Synonyms:

    domestic animal; domesticated animal

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("domesticated animal" is a kind of...):

    animal; animate being; beast; brute; creature; fauna (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "domesticated animal"):

    feeder (an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening)

    stocker (a domestic animal (especially a young steer or heifer) kept as stock until fattened or matured and suitable for a breeding establishment)

    head (a single domestic animal)

    Canis familiaris; dog; domestic dog (a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds)

    domestic cat; Felis catus; Felis domesticus; house cat (any domesticated member of the genus Felis)

    stray (an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal))

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