semidomesticated

[ sem-ee-duh-mes-ti-key-tid, sem-ahy- ]

adjective

1. living in a state of partial domestication.

Other Words From

• semi·do·mesti·cation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of semidomesticated¹

1840–50; semi- + domesticated ( def )

Example Sentences

Every afternoon, semidomesticated scarlet macaws would fly out of the jungle and perch on the town's rooftops, amazing the Spanish occupiers.

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