semidomestic

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adjective

Partially domesticated; accustomed to living together with humans

OriginEnglish domestic ← Latin sēmi- ← Proto-Indo-European *sēmi →
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Meanings

adjectivesemidomestic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablePartially domesticated; accustomed to living together with humans

    City birds are often semidomestic, depending on humans to provide food and habitat.

    1988 January 8, Jerry Sullivan, “Field & Street”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*sēmi
  3. Latinsēmi-
  4. Englishsemi-
  5. Englishdomestic
  6. Englishsemidomestic

From semi- + domestic.

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APA

semidomestic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semidomestic

MLA

“semidomestic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semidomestic. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semidomestic,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semidomestic.

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