Top 20 common domestic animals
Top 20 most common domestic animals in the world
- Pronunciation: 'fɛrɪtsearch and discover through persistent investigation[verb]Examples:She ferreted out the truthdomesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits[noun]hunt with ferrets[verb]
- Pronunciation: ɡoʊtany 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]
- Pronunciation: kætfeline 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]
- Pronunciation: pɪɡa person regarded as greedy and pig-like[noun]domestic swine[noun]uncomplimentary terms for a policeman[noun]
- Pronunciation: 'hæmstərshort-tailed Old World burrowing rodent with large cheek pouches[noun]
- Pronunciation: 'tɜrkilarge 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 turkeyflesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted[noun]
- Pronunciation: dəksmall 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
- Pronunciation: dɔɡa 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 nightgo after with the intent to catch[verb]Examples:the dog chased the rabbitinformal term for a man[noun]Examples:you lucky dog
- Pronunciation: 'ʧɪkəna 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]
- Pronunciation: fɪʃany of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills[noun]Examples:the shark is a large fishin the living room there was a tank of colorful fishthe flesh of fish used as food[noun]Examples:in Japan most fish is eaten rawafter the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meatthey have a chef who specializes in fishcatch or try to catch fish or shellfish[verb]Examples:I like to go fishing on weekends
- Pronunciation: ʃipwoolly 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 sheepa timid defenseless simpleton who is readily preyed upon[noun]
- Pronunciation: sneɪklimbless 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]
- Pronunciation: 'lɪzərdrelatively 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]
- Pronunciation: 'kætəldomesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age[noun]Examples:so many head of cattle
- Pronunciation: bɜrdwarm-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]
- Pronunciation: 'tɜrtəlany 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]
- Pronunciation: ɡusweb-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]
- Pronunciation: 'ræbɪtany 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]
- Pronunciation: hɔrssolid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times[noun]troops trained to fight on horseback[noun]Examples:500 horse led the attacka chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)[noun]
- 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]