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]