azoic
Webster Dictionary
destitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of animal life; anterior to the existence of animal life; formed when there was no animal life on the globe; as, the azoic. rocks
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cholesterol
(cholesterol, cholesterin)
Princeton's WordNet
an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
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cholesterin
(cholesterol, cholesterin)
Princeton's WordNet
an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues
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sire
(sire)
Princeton's WordNet
male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse
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fell
(hide, fell)
Princeton's WordNet
the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal.
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hide
(hide, fell)
Princeton's WordNet
the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal.
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omnivore
(omnivore)
Princeton's WordNet
an animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
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fatling
Webster Dictionary
a calf, lamb, kid, or other young animal fattened for slaughter; a fat animal. -- said of such animal. as are used for food
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animalize
Webster Dictionary
to render animal or sentient; to reduce to the state of a lower animal. to sensualize
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skin
Webster Dictionary
the hide of an animal. separated from the body, whether green, dry, or tanned; especially, that of a small animal. as a calf, sheep, or goat
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ectoderm
Webster Dictionary
the external skin or outer layer of an animal or plant, this being formed in an animal from the epiblast. See Illust. of Blastoderm
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zoochemistry
Webster Dictionary
animal.chemistry; particularly, the description of the chemical compounds entering into the composition of the animal body, in distinction from biochemistry
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animalization
Webster Dictionary
the act of animalizing; the giving of animal life, or endowing with animal properties
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type
(ɪp)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a strain, breed, or variety of animal. or a single animal. belonging to a specific kind.
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inquiline
(ˈɪn kwəˌlaɪn, -lɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an animal that lives in the coat, nest, burrow, etc., of another animal. usu. without harm to the host.
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grade
(ɪd)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
to cross (an ordinary or low-grade animal. with an animal of a pure or superior breed.
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hairball
(ˈhɛərˌbɔl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a ball of hair in the stomach of a cat or other animal as a result of the animal's licking its coat.
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muzzle
(ˈmʌz əl)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a device, usu. an arrangement of straps or wires, placed over an animal's mouth to prevent the animal from biting, eating, etc.
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garbage
Webster Dictionary
offal, as the bowels of an animal or fish; refuse animal or vegetable matter from a kitchen; hence, anything worthless, disgusting, or loathsome
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parasite
Webster Dictionary
an animal which lives during the whole or part of its existence on or in the body of some other animal. feeding upon its food, blood, or tissues, as lice, tapeworms, etc
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skin
(ɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
such an integument stripped from the body of an animal. esp. a small animal. pelt:
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carcass
(ˈkɑr kəs)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the dead body of an animal. esp. of a slaughtered animal after removal of the offal.
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stray
(stray)
Princeton's WordNet
an animal that has strayed (especially a domestic animal.
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animalize
Webster Dictionary
to endow with the properties of an animal. to represent in animal form
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wither
Webster Dictionary
to lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin/ away, as animal bodies
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hole
Webster Dictionary
an excavation in the ground, made by an animal to live in, or a natural cavity inhabited by an animal. hence, a low, narrow, or dark lodging or place; a mean habitation
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prey
(ɪ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
an animal hunted or seized for food, esp. by a carnivorous animal.
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ectotherm
(poikilotherm, ectotherm)
Princeton's WordNet
an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals
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poikilotherm
(poikilotherm, ectotherm)
Princeton's WordNet
an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals
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manure
(manure)
Princeton's WordNet
any animal or plant material used to fertilize land especially animal excreta usually with litter material
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