1. capable of being domesticated; able to be tamed and adapted to live under human care

Examples

• Wolves are considered domesticable animals, as evidenced by the existence of dogs.
• Not all wild species are domesticable; some resist human control despite centuries of effort.
• The early farmers selected domesticable plants and animals for cultivation.
• Horses proved to be highly domesticable creatures suitable for riding and farming.
• Scientists debate whether certain primate species might be domesticable under controlled conditions.
• The domesticable nature of sheep made them valuable to ancient pastoral societies.