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semidomestic en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *sēmi Latin sēmi-bor. English semi- English domestic English semidomestic From semi- + domestic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Partially 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: