household pet

collocation in English

meaningsofhouseholdandpet

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household
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/ˈhaʊs.həʊld/us
/ˈhaʊs.hoʊld/
a group of people, often a family, who ...
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pet
adjective
uk
/pet/us
/pet/
a theory, subject, hate, etc. that is special and important ...
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(Definition ofhouseholdandpetfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhousehold pet

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Restraint is admitted, but that applies to everyhouseholdpet, be it dog, cat or other animal.
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It tends to become quite bonded to its owner, and does not interact well with any other kind ofhouseholdpet.
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Most are primarily diurnal (though some, including the commonhouseholdpet, do exhibit crepuscular behavior), and almost all are omnivorous.
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If altys was found in the field, people gave it milk attempting to befriend the creature and make it a sacredhouseholdpet.
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They are prized as ahouseholdpetand companion parrot throughout the world and are relatively easy to breed.
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To help out, the household pets each did one chore instead.
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Although the prevalence was 10%, it was found to be significantly higher in trace hunting dogs (21%), than in scent hunting dogs (5%) and household pets (0%).
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The confusion may lie in the difference between household pets and farm animals, but they all seem to have been swept up in clause 9.
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We like a few as national household pets.
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Perhaps we should legislate for all household pets that have access to thoroughfares, but it is more likely that dogs will cause such accidents.
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They are not just household pets; there are guide dogs for the blind and hearing dogs for the deaf.
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That fear and misery is felt by young people, by the elderly and even by household pets.
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Household pets such as dogs or cats that are exposed to these animals can also carry the disease and infect humans.
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Household pets such as cats and dogs are not included.
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Contact with contaminated poultry, livestock, or household pets, especially puppies, can also cause disease.
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