SEMIDOMESTICATION


Meaning of SEMIDOMESTICATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌse-mē-də-ˌmes-ti-ˈkā-shən, ˌse-ˌmī-, -mi- ]

noun

Date: circa 1835

: a captive state of a wild animal in which its living conditions and often its breeding are controlled by humans

• semi·do·mes·ti·cat·ed -də-ˈmes-ti-ˌkā-təd adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.