When people domesticate wild animals or plants, they bring them under control and use them to produce food or as pets. We domesticated the dog to help us with hunting. [VERB noun] ...sheep, cattle, horses, and other domesticated animals. [VERB-ed] Sheep are particularly well suited for domestication. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. More @Wikipedia
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