domestic dog vs domesticated animal

domestic dog and domesticated animal both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
domestic dog	Yes	No	No	No
domesticated animal	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, domesticated animal is a hypernym of domestic dog; that is, domesticated animal is a word with a broader meaning than domestic dog:

domestic dog: a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
domesticated animal: any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment

Other hypernyms of domestic dog include domestic animal, canid, canine.

domestic dog (noun)	domesticated animal (noun)
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds	any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment

domestic dog vs domesticated animal

domestic dog and domesticated animal both are nouns.

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