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1. (n.) animal
any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usu. limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli.
2. animal
any such living thing other than a human being.
3. animal
a mammal, as opposed to a fish, bird, etc.
4. animal
the physical or carnal nature of human beings; animality.
5. animal
an inhuman person; brutish or beastlike person.
6. animal
thing:
A perfect job? Is there any such animal?
7. (adj.) animal
of, pertaining to, or derived from animals:
animal fats.
8. animal
pertaining to the physical or carnal nature of humans, rather than their spiritual or intellectual nature:
animal needs.
Etymology: (1300–50; < L, n. der. of animāle, neut. of animālis living, animate =anim(a) air, breath +-ālis -al1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
2. (adj) animal(a), carnal, fleshly, sensual
marked by the appetites and passions of the body
"animal instincts"; "carnal knowledge"; "fleshly desire"; "a sensual delight in eating"; "music is the only sensual pleasure without vice"
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1. (noun) animal
a non-human living creature
a wild animal; animal behavior
2. animal
living creatures including humans
We are the only animals that can speak.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) animal
of or relating to animals; as, animal functions
2. (adj) animal
pertaining to the merely sentient part of a creature, as distinguished from the intellectual, rational, or spiritual part; as, the animal passions or appetites
3. (adj) animal
consisting of the flesh of animals; as, animal food
4. (noun) animal
an organized living being endowed with sensation and the power of voluntary motion, and also characterized by taking its food into an internal cavity or stomach for digestion; by giving carbonic acid to the air and taking oxygen in the process of respiration; and by increasing in motive power or active aggressive force with progress to maturity
5. (noun) animal
one of the lower animals; a brute or beast, as distinguished from man; as, men and animals
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Sense: a living being which can feel things and move freely
man and other animals.
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 Afrikaans: dier |
 Arabic: مَخْلُوق حَيَواني |
 Bulgarian: животно |
 Brazilian: animal |
 Czech: živočich |
 German: das Lebewesen |
 Danish: dyr |
 Greek: ζώο |
 Spanish: animal |
 Estonian: loom, elusolend |
 Farsi: جاندار |
 Finnish: eläin |
 French: animal |
 Hebrew: בַּעָל חָיִים |
 Hindi: प्राणी |
 Croatian: životinja |
 Hungarian: élőlény |
 Indonesian: hewan |
 Icelandic: dÿr |
 Italian: animale |
 Japanese: 動物 |
 Korean: 동물(인간 포함) |
 Lithuanian: gyvūnas |
 Latvian: dzīvnieks |
 Malay: haiwan |
 Dutch: dier |
 Norwegian: dyr |
 Polish: zwierzę |
 Persian: جاندار |
 Pashto: ځان لرونکی، حیوان |
 Portuguese: animal |
 Romanian: animal |
 Russian: млекопитающее |
 Slovak: živočích |
 Slovenian: žival |
 Serbian: životinja |
 Swedish: levande varelse |
 Thai: สัตว์ |
 Turkish: hayvan |
 Taiwanese: 動物 |
 Ukrainian: тварина |
 Urdu: جانور ، حیوان |
 Vietnamese: động vật |
 Chinese: 动物 |
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