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domestic dog

domestic dog noun: the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding.

domestic dog: the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for...
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Noun

domestic dog (plural domestic dogs)

  1. The species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding.

Forms of domestic dog

pluraldomestic dogs

Questions about domestic dog

What does domestic dog mean?
Domestic dog means the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding.
What part of speech is domestic dog?
Domestic dog is a noun.
What is the plural of domestic dog?
The plural of domestic dog is domestic dogs.

Words near domestic dog in the dictionary

  1. domestic debt
  2. domestic debts
  3. domestic dependent nation
  4. domestic dispute
  5. domestic disputes
  6. domestic dog
  7. domestic dogs
  8. domestic duck
  9. domestic ducks
  10. domestic economy
  11. domestic engineer

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