Domestic
Domestic adjective - Changed from the wild state so as to become useful and obedient to humans.
Usage example: domestic animals in a barnyard
Wild
Wild adjective - Living outdoors without taming or domestication by humans.
Usage example: wild animals can be shy or aggressive when confronted by humans
Both words in one sentence
- The Japanese of Age of Empires 3 are quite nearly this, since they're the only civilization that can't gather food from wild or domestic animals, however, they can still fish.
Source: Veganopia - Ducks (order Anseriformes) will usually be mallards (wild or domestic) and geese will usually either be Canada geese or grey geese (usually domestic).
Source: Small Taxonomy Pools -
On the other hand, wolf-dogs, due to the mixing of wild and domestic ancestry, are often so extremely unpredictable that they simply cannot be kept as pets even by very experienced people.
Source: Pet Baby Wild Animal
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Wild and Domestic. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/domestic/wild
Domestic & Wild. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/domestic/wild>.
Wild or Domestic. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/domestic/wild.
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