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单词 undomesticated
释义

undomesticated

adjective

un·​do·​mes·​ti·​cat·​ed ən-də-ˈme-sti-ˌkā-təd How to pronounce undomesticated (audio)
: not domesticated
an undomesticated plant
undomesticated relatives of the house cat

Synonyms

  • feral
  • savage
  • unbroken
  • untamed
  • wild
  • wilding
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Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web These undomesticated strains appear at harvest time, when farmers select their tamer, more pampered kin for replanting. Helen Sullivan, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2021 In some locations this would have set up a scenario in which domestic escapees likely swapped genes with their undomesticated ancestors, potentially diluting or even, in a slightly Oedipal turn, eliminating truly wild cannabis. Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 July 2021 Eisen, an avid birder, likens this database to a first draft of a field guide for Earth’s undomesticated microbes. Monique Brouillette, Wired, 18 Dec. 2020 The species was thought to be extinct in the wild until the early 20th century when a supposedly undomesticated population was found in western China. Sarah Gibbens, Environment, 30 Nov. 2020 Wild like humans ate for 99% of their history: hunting and gathering undomesticated and uncultivated foods. Rien Fertel, WSJ, 24 Aug. 2020 Scientists have since found undomesticated populations of the species across tropical Africa. Joshua Sokol, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2020 As wild places across the world vanish, so, too, do undomesticated or uncultivated plant and animal species. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 June 2020 In a statement on Facebook, local government official said camels and other feral – which essentially means wild, undomesticated animals – are searching for water. Jordan Culver, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

undomesticated

adjective

as in feral
living outdoors without taming or domestication by humans domesticated rats are more tolerable companions than are their undomesticated cousins

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • feral
  • wild
  • wilding
  • untamed
  • savage
  • uncontrolled
  • unbroken
  • uncivilized
  • untrained
  • bestial
  • brute
  • unsubdued
  • brutal
  • barbarous
  • undocile

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • domesticated
  • domestic
  • tame
  • tamed
  • controlled
  • docile
  • broken
  • submissive
  • subdued
  • busted
  • familiar
  • gentled
  • civilized
  • trained
  • semidomesticated
  • socialized
  • housebroken
  • halterbroken
  • semicivilized
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