domestication

n. the selective breeding of animals so that they can live in close association with human beings. All domestic livestock, as well as pets and laboratory mice and rats, have been selectively bred to exhibit features that allow close association with human beings, typically by becoming more docile and less aggressive than wild animals. —domesticate vb.

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