Top 20 common domestic animals

Top 20 most common domestic animals in the world

ferret
Pronunciation: 'fɛrɪt

search and discover through persistent investigation

[verb]

Examples:

She ferreted out the truth

domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits

[noun]

hunt with ferrets

[verb]

goat
Pronunciation: ɡoʊt

any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

[noun]

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn

[noun]

the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19

[noun]

cat
Pronunciation: kæt

feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

[noun]

any of several large cats typically able to roar and living in the wild

[noun]

a large tracked vehicle that is propelled by two endless metal belts; frequently used for moving earth in construction and farm work

[noun]

pig
Pronunciation: pɪɡ

a person regarded as greedy and pig-like

[noun]

domestic swine

[noun]

uncomplimentary terms for a policeman

[noun]

hamster
Pronunciation: 'hæmstər

short-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches

[noun]

turkey
Pronunciation: 'tɜrki

large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food

[noun]

an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual

[noun]

Examples:

the first experiment was a real turkey

flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted

[noun]

duck
Pronunciation: dək

small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs

[noun]

submerge or plunge suddenly

[verb]

to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away

[verb]

Examples:

Before he could duck, another stone struck him

dog
Pronunciation: dɔɡ

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

[noun]

Examples:

the dog barked all night

go after with the intent to catch

[verb]

Examples:

the dog chased the rabbit

informal term for a man

[noun]

Examples:

you lucky dog

chicken
Pronunciation: 'ʧɪkən

a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl

[noun]

the flesh of a chicken used for food

[noun]

easily frightened

[adjective]

fish
Pronunciation: fɪʃ

any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

[noun]

Examples:

the shark is a large fish

in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish

the flesh of fish used as food

[noun]

Examples:

in Japan most fish is eaten raw

after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat

they have a chef who specializes in fish

catch or try to catch fish or shellfish

[verb]

Examples:

I like to go fishing on weekends

sheep
Pronunciation: ʃip

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

[noun]

a docile and vulnerable person who would rather follow than make an independent decision

[noun]

Examples:

his students followed him like sheep

a timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon

[noun]

snake
Pronunciation: sneɪk

limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous

[noun]

move smoothly and sinuously, like a snake

[verb]

something long, thin, and flexible that resembles a snake

[noun]

lizard
Pronunciation: 'lɪzərd

relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail

[noun]

a man who idles about in the lounges of hotels and bars in search of women who would support him

[noun]

cattle
Pronunciation: 'kætəl

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

[noun]

Examples:

so many head of cattle

bird
Pronunciation: bɜrd

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

[noun]

the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food

[noun]

a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

[noun]

turtle
Pronunciation: 'tɜrtəl

any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimming

[noun]

overturn accidentally

[verb]

a sweater or jersey with a high close-fitting collar

[noun]

goose
Pronunciation: ɡus

web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

[noun]

flesh of a goose (domestic or wild)

[noun]

a man who is a stupid incompetent fool

[noun]

rabbit
Pronunciation: 'ræbɪt

any of various burrowing animals of the family Leporidae having long ears and short tails; some domesticated and raised for pets or food

[noun]

flesh of any of various rabbits or hares (wild or domesticated) eaten as food

[noun]

hunt rabbits

[verb]

horse
Pronunciation: hɔrs

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

[noun]

troops trained to fight on horseback

[noun]

Examples:

500 horse led the attack

a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)

[noun]

guinea pig
Pronunciation: /ˈɡɪni pɪɡ/

A living experimental subject.

[noun]

Examples:

He became a human guinea pig and was paid by the company.

A tailless rodent of the family Caviidae and the genus Cavia, with short ears and larger than a hamster; the species Cavia porcellus is often kept as a pet.

[noun]

A rodent of any of several species within the family Caviidae.

[noun]