2007-01-05 23:02:11 · 5 answers · asked by Shadow P 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
opposite of wild ... able to live amoung people ..
2007-01-05 23:10:35 · answer #1 · answered by Chele 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
got this straight from the dictionary for you
Main Entry: 1do·mes·tic
Pronunciation: d&-'mes-tik
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French domestique, from Latin domesticus, from domus
1 a : living near or about human habitations b : TAME, DOMESTICATED
2 : of, relating to, or originating within a country and especially one's own country
3 : of or relating to the household or the family
4 : devoted to home duties and pleasures
5 : INDIGENOUS
- do·mes·ti·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb
2007-01-06 07:11:09 · answer #2 · answered by scallerbar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
domesticate it means to take something wild and tame it to live with people and around people
domestic means the parents were already tame and now the offspring are
2007-01-06 09:12:39 · answer #3 · answered by cameron b 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to adapt (an animal or plant) to life in intimate association with and to the advantage of humans
2007-01-06 09:38:19 · answer #4 · answered by bnotagain 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to tame
2007-01-06 14:56:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋