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Animal
ˈanɪml
Animal definitions
noun
animal
animals
- a living organism that feeds on organic matter, typically having specialized sense organs and nervous system and able to respond rapidly to stimuli
"wild animals adapt badly to a caged life"
- an animal as opposed to a human being
"are humans superior to animals, or just different?"
- a mammal, as opposed to a bird, reptile, fish, or insect
"the snowfall seemed to have chased all birds, animals, and men indoors"
- a person without human attributes or civilizing influences, especially someone who is very cruel, violent, or repulsive
"those men have to be animals—what they did to that boy was savage"
- a particular type of person or thing
"I am a political animal"
adjective
animal
- relating to or characteristic of animals
"the evolution of animal life"
- of animals as distinct from plants
"tissues of animal and vegetable protein"
- characteristic of the physical and instinctive needs of animals; of the flesh rather than the spirit or intellect
"a crude surrender to animal lust"
- relating to or denoting the pole or extremity of an embryo that contains the more active cytoplasm in the early stages of development