Timeline for A single word for non-domesticated animals that live among humans?
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| Oct 27, 2017 at 11:17 | comment | added | Emanuel Landeholm | I like "hemerophile" which literally means domesticated-friendly. But "Kulturvolger" or "synanthrope" are probably better choices. NB, none of these terms have eukaryotist connotations. They seem to apply equally to plants, fungi and beasts. | |
| Oct 18, 2017 at 7:07 | comment | added | Dominique | In Dutch, there is the word "cultuurvolger", which means "follower of culture" (and hence "follower of human society"), does something similar exist in English? | |
| Oct 17, 2017 at 22:17 | comment | added | barbecue | When asking for a specific word it's helpful to know the intended audience for the word. A specific technical term may be the most accurate, but may not be well-known. A more widely known layman's term could be a better answer in some cases. | |
| Oct 17, 2017 at 14:29 | comment | added | LocustHorde | Stray? as in, "stray cat"? | |
| Oct 17, 2017 at 11:52 | comment | added | Tim | @chiliNUT - parasitic is more apposite than symbiotic, as the OP's examples hardly provide two-way traffic. | |
| Oct 17, 2017 at 11:51 | comment | added | Tim | @Shosht - maybe, just maybe Blessed Geek has tongue in cheek... | |
| Oct 17, 2017 at 10:20 | answer | added | user75798 | timeline score: 0 | |
| Oct 17, 2017 at 9:26 | comment | added | Shosht | @BlessedGeek, "pest" implies that the organism is an annoyance or is otherwise detrimental. But there are many animals whose presence humans are not even aware of. A recent entomological survey of houses in North Carolina found many more insects than homeowners were aware were present, and these were just the ones on exposed surfaces. As reported in Smithsonian Magazine, "To homeowners’ relief, inconspicuous and harmless species were much more common than pests." | |
| Oct 17, 2017 at 6:07 | comment | added | Blessed Geek | Not pets but pests. The word is "pest". | |
| Oct 17, 2017 at 3:30 | history | edited | Shosht | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Oct 17, 2017 at 3:29 | vote | accept | Shosht | ||
| Oct 17, 2017 at 2:14 | answer | added | Ross Millikan | timeline score: 1 | |
| Oct 16, 2017 at 22:16 | history | protected | MetaEd | ||
| Oct 16, 2017 at 21:36 | answer | added | Bob Jarvis - Слава Україні | timeline score: 0 | |
| Oct 16, 2017 at 19:34 | comment | added | chiliNUT | symbiotic is a superset of commensal which is comprised of mutually beneficial, commensal, or parasitic relationships between 2 different cohabitating species. Also suffers from also including non-animals (plants and minerals) | |
| Oct 16, 2017 at 17:43 | answer | added | arboviral | timeline score: 7 | |
| Oct 16, 2017 at 16:33 | comment | added | Joshua | adaptable ..... | |
| Oct 16, 2017 at 15:40 | answer | added | Richard Erickson | timeline score: 1 | |
| Oct 16, 2017 at 14:12 | answer | added | Korthalion | timeline score: 9 | |
| Oct 16, 2017 at 12:59 | answer | added | nick012000 | timeline score: 0 | |
| Oct 16, 2017 at 9:01 | comment | added | Strawberry | Physicists works | |
| Oct 16, 2017 at 8:55 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackEnglish/status/919849295981023232 | ||
| Oct 16, 2017 at 8:41 | answer | added | Samuel | timeline score: 8 | |
| Oct 16, 2017 at 6:04 | answer | added | Soron | timeline score: 45 | |
| Oct 16, 2017 at 1:30 | answer | added | Phil Sweet | timeline score: 57 | |
| Oct 16, 2017 at 1:28 | comment | added | English Student | @Hot Licks as you know 'vermin' is usually used in a negative sense and describes animals considered 'pests' by humans. | |
| Oct 16, 2017 at 1:22 | comment | added | Hot Licks | "Vermin" is sometimes used, though the dictionary definition doesn't quite fit your description. | |
| Oct 16, 2017 at 1:11 | answer | added | English Student | timeline score: 25 | |
| Oct 16, 2017 at 1:00 | answer | added | Nigel J | timeline score: 4 | |
| Oct 16, 2017 at 0:55 | history | asked | Shosht | CC BY-SA 3.0 |