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an·i·mal  (n-ml)

n.

1. A multicellular organism of the kingdom Animalia, differing from plants in certain typical characteristics such as capacity for locomotion, nonphotosynthetic metabolism, pronounced response to stimuli, restricted growth, and fixed bodily structure.

2. An animal organism other than a human, especially a mammal.

3. A person who behaves in a bestial or brutish manner.

4. A human considered with respect to his or her physical, as opposed to spiritual, nature.

5. A person having a specified aptitude or set of interests: "that rarest of musical animals, an instrumentalist who is as comfortable on a podium with a stick as he is playing his instrument" (Lon Tuck).

adj.

1. Relating to, characteristic of, or derived from an animal or animals: animal fat.

2. Relating to the physical as distinct from the spiritual nature of people: animal instincts and desires.

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[Middle English, from Latin, from animle, neuter of animlis, living, from anima, soul; see an- in Indo-European roots.]

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animal [ˈænɪməl]

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Zoology any living organism characterized by voluntary movement, the possession of cells with noncellulose cell walls and specialized sense organs enabling rapid response to stimuli, and the ingestion of complex organic substances such as plants and other animals Related prefix zoo-

2. any mammal, esp any mammal except man

3. a brutish person

4. Facetious a person or thing (esp in the phrase no such animal)

5. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) Austral informal a very dirty car

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) of, relating to, or derived from animals animal products an animal characteristic

2. of or relating to the physical needs or desires; carnal; sensual

[from Latin animal (n), from animālis (adj) living, breathing; see anima]

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animal  (n-ml)

Any of the multicellular organisms belonging to the kingdom Animalia. All animals are eukaryotes, with each of their cells having a nucleus containing DNA. Most animals develop from a blastula and have a digestive tract, nervous system, the ability to move voluntarily, and specialized sensory organs for recognizing and responding to stimuli in the environment. Animals are heterotrophs, feeding on plants, other animals, or organic matter. The first animals probably evolved from protists and appeared during the Precambrian Era.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	animal - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently ritual killing, sacrifice - the act of killing (an animal or person) in order to propitiate a deity tracking, trailing - the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind animal kingdom, Animalia, kingdom Animalia - taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals pest - any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc.; "he sprayed the garden to get rid of pests"; "many pests have developed resistance to the common pesticides" critter - a regional term for `creature' (especially for domestic animals) creepy-crawly - an animal that creeps or crawls (such as worms or spiders or insects) darter - a person or other animal that moves abruptly and rapidly; "squirrels are darters" peeper - an animal that makes short high-pitched sounds homeotherm, homoiotherm, homotherm - an animal that has a body temperature that is relatively constant and independent of the environmental temperature ectotherm, poikilotherm - an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals range animal - any animal that lives and grazes in the grassy open land of western North America (especially horses, cattle, sheep) varment, varmint - any usually predatory wild animal considered undesirable; e.g., coyote scavenger - any animal that feeds on refuse and other decaying organic matter work animal - an animal trained for and used for heavy labor domestic animal, domesticated animal - any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment feeder - an animal that feeds on a particular source of food; "a bark feeder"; "a mud feeder" migrator - an animal (especially birds and fish) that travels between different habitats at particular times of the year molter, moulter - an animal (especially birds and arthropods and reptiles) that periodically shed their outer layer (feathers or cuticle or skin or hair) pet - a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement stayer - a person or other animal having powers of endurance or perseverance; "the horse that won the race is a good stayer" stunt - a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth marine animal, marine creature, sea animal, sea creature - any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammals female - an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa) male - an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova) adult - any mature animal young, offspring - any immature animal pureblood, purebred, thoroughbred - a pedigreed animal of unmixed lineage; used especially of horses giant - any creature of exceptional size survivor - an animal that survives in spite of adversity; "only the fittest animals were survivors of the cold winters" mutant - an animal that has undergone mutation herbivore - any animal that feeds chiefly on grass and other plants; "horses are herbivores"; "the sauropod dinosaurs were apparently herbivores" insectivore - any organism that feeds mainly on insects acrodont - an animal having teeth consolidated with the summit of the alveolar ridge without sockets pleurodont - an animal having teeth fused with the inner surface of the alveolar ridge without sockets micro-organism, microorganism - any organism of microscopic size actinomycete - any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales zooplankton - animal constituent of plankton; mainly small crustaceans and fish larvae conceptus, fertilized egg, embryo - an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life chordate - any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column
Adj.	1.	animal - 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" carnal, fleshly, sensual physical - involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit; "physical exercise"; "physical suffering"; "was sloppy about everything but her physical appearance"

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animal

noun

1. creature, beast, brute He was attacked by wild animals.

2. brute, devil, monster, savage, beast, bastard (informal, offensive), villain, barbarian, swine (informal), wild man He was an animal in his younger days.

adjective

physical, gross, fleshly, bodily, sensual, carnal, brutish, bestial When he was drunk, he showed his animal side.

Related words
prefix zoo-
like zoomania, zoophilia
enthusiast zoophile
fear zoophobia

see amphibians, birds, dinosaurs, fish, insects, invertebrates, mammals, reptiles

Quotations
"Animals, whom we have made our slaves, we do not like to consider our equal" [Charles Darwin]

Animals

Related words 
ant formic
ass asinine
bear ursine
bee apian
bird avian or ornithic
bull taurine
cat feline
crab cancroid
crow corvine
deer cervine
dog canine
dove columbine
eagle aquiline
elephant elephantine
falcon falconine
fish piscine or icthyoid
fowl gallinaceous
fox vulpine
goat caprine or hircine
goose anserine or anserous
gull larine
hare leporine
hawk accipitrine
horse equine
lion leonine
lynx lyncean
mite or tick acaroid
monkey simian
ox bovine
parrot psittacine
peacock pavonine
pig porcine
puffin alcidine
seal phocine
sheep ovine
snake serpentine, anguine, ophidian, or colubrine
swallow hirundine
wasp vespine
wolf lupine

Collective animals 
antelopes herd
apes shrewdness
asses pace or herd
badgers cete
bears sloth
bees swarm or grist
birds flock, congregation, flight, or volery
bitterns sedge or siege
boars sounder
bucks brace or lease
buffaloes herd
capercailzies tok
cats clowder
cattle drove or herd
choughs chattering
colts rag
coots covert
cranes herd, sedge, or siege
crows murder
cubs litter
curlews herd
curs cowardice
deer herd
dolphins school
doves flight or dule
ducks paddling or team
dunlins flight
elk gang
fish shoal, draught, haul, run, or catch
flies swarm or grist
foxes skulk
geese gaggle or skein
giraffes herd
gnats swarm or cloud
goats herd or tribe
goldfinches charm
grouse brood, covey, or pack
gulls colony
hares down or husk
hawks cast
hens brood
herons sedge or siege
herrings shoal or glean
hounds pack, mute, or cry
insects swarm
kangaroos troop
kittens kindle
lapwings desert
larks exaltation
leopards leap
lions pride or troop
mallards sord or sute
mares stud
martens richesse
moles labour
monkeys troop
mules barren
nightingales watch
owls parliament
oxen yoke, drove, team, or herd
partridges covey
peacocks muster
pheasants nye or nide
pigeons flock or flight
pigs litter
plovers stand or wing
pochards flight, rush, bunch, or knob
ponies herd
porpoises school or gam
poultry run
pups litter
quails bevy
rabbits nest
racehorses field or string
ravens unkindness
roes bevy
rooks building or clamour
ruffs hill
seals herd or pod
sheep flock
sheldrakes dopping
snipe walk or wisp
sparrows host
starlings murmuration
swallows flight
swans herd or bevy
swifts flock
swine herd, sounder, or dryft
teal bunch, knob, or spring
whales school, gam, or run
whelps litter
whiting pod
wigeon bunch, company, knob, or flight
wildfowl plump, sord, or sute
wolves pack, rout, or herd
woodcocks fall

Habitations 
ant ant hill or formicary
badger set or sett
beaver lodge
bee hive or apiary
bird nest
eagle aerie or eyrie
fish redd
fox earth
otter holt
pig sty
puffin puffinry
rabbit warren
rook rookery
seal sealery
squirrel drey or dray
termite termitarium
wasp vespiary or bike

Male 
ass jack
bird cock
cat tom
deer hart or stag
donkey jack
duck drake
elephant bull
falcon tercel or tiercel
ferret hob
fowl cock
fox dog
goat billy or buck
goose gander
hare buck
horse stallion
kangaroo buck or old man
lobster cock
ox bull
peafowl peacock
pig boar
rabbit buck
reindeer buck
ruff ruff
sheep ram or tup
swan cob
weasel whittret
whale bull

Female 
ass jenny
bird hen
cat tabby
deer doe or hind
dog bitch
donkey jenny
elephant cow
ferret gill or jill
fowl hen
fox vixen
goat nanny
hare doe
horse mare
leopard leopardess
lion lioness
lobster hen
mink sow
ox cow
peafowl peahen
pig sow
rabbit doe
ruff reeve
sheep ewe
swan pen
tiger tigress
whale cow
wolf bitch
wren jenny

Young 
bear cub
bird chick, fledg(e)ling, or nestling
butterfly caterpillar, chrysalis, or chrysalid
cat kitten
cod codling
deer fawn
dog pup or puppy
duck duckling
eagle eaglet
eel elver or grig
elephant calf
falcon eyas
ferret kit
fish fry or fingerling
frog tadpole
fox kit or cub
goat kid or yeanling
goose gosling
hare leveret
herring alevin, brit, or sparling
horse foal, colt, or filly
kangaroo joey
lion cub
moth caterpillar
owl owlet
ox calf
pig piglet
pigeon squab
salmon alevin, grilse, parr, or smolt
seal pup
sheep lamb or yeanling
sprat brit
swan cygnet
tiger cub
toad tadpole
whale calf
wolf cub or whelp

Mammals 

Birds 

Amphibians 

Reptiles 

Dinosaurs 

Fish 

Insects 

Invertebrates 

Translations

animal [ˈænɪməl]

A. N

1. (= not plant) → animal m
man is a political animal → el hombre es un animal político

2. (fig) (= thing) → cosa f
there's no such animal → no existe tal cosa
they are two different animals → son cosas bien distintas

3. (= person) → animal mf, bestia mf
you animal! → ¡animal!, ¡bestia!

B. ADJ → animal

C. CPD animal cracker N (US) → galletita f de animales
animal fats NPL → grasas fpl de animal
animal husbandry N → cría f de animales
animal instinct N → instinto m animal
the animal kingdom N → el reino animal
Animal Liberation Front N (Brit) → Frente m de Liberación de los Animales
animal liberationist N → miembro mf del Frente de Liberación de los Animales
animal lover N → amante mf de los animales
animal magnetism N [of person] → atracción f animal, magnetismo m salvaje
animal rights movement N → movimiento m pro derechos de los animales
animal sanctuary N → centro m de acogida para animales
animal spirits NPL → vitalidad f
animal testing N → pruebas fpl de laboratorio con animales

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animal [ˈænɪm^əl]

n

(lit) → animal m
wild animals → animaux sauvages
farm animal → animal de ferme

(fig) (pejorative) (= person) → brute f

(fig) (= creature) a different animal → une espèce d'un autre type party animal

modif

(from animals) [fat, protein, product] → animal(e)

(for animals) [feed] → pour animaux; [shelter, sanctuary] → pour animaux

(involving animals) [cruelty] → sur les animaux
the animal kingdom → le règne animal animal lover, animal welfare

(= basic) [instinct, nature, pleasure] → animal(e)
animal experiment n → expérience f sur les animaux
animal fat n → graisse f animale
animal liberationist n militant du mouvement de libération des animaux
animal lover n → personne f qui aime les animaux
animal magnetism n → magnétisme m animal
animal rights npl → droits mpl des animaux
animal rights campaigner n → défenseur/euse m/f des droits des animaux
animal rights movement n → mouvement m en faveur des droits des animaux
animal testing n → expérimentation f animale
animal welfare n → protection m des animaux

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animal

n → Tier nt; (as opposed to insects etc) → Vierbeiner m; (= brutal person) → Bestie f, → Tier nt; man is a social animal → der Mensch ist ein soziales Wesen; a political animal → ein politisches Wesen, ein Zoon politikon nt (geh); there’s no such animal (fig) → so was gibt es nicht! (inf); the animal in him → das Tier(ische) or Animalische in ihm; he’s little better than an animal → er ist kaum besser als ein Tier

adj attr → Tier-; fat, products, cruelty, lust → tierisch; animal behaviour (Brit) or behavior (US) (lit) → das Verhalten der Tiere, tierhaftes Verhalten; (fig: = brutal) → tierisches Verhalten; animal experiments/testing → Tierversuche pl; animal magnetism → rein körperliche Anziehungskraft; animal needs (fig) → animalische Bedürfnisse pl; animal spirits → Vitalität f; full of animal spirits → ausgelassen

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animal:

animal kingdom

n → Tierreich nt, → Tierwelt f

Animal Liberation Front

n (Brit) militante Tierschützerorganisation

animal liberationist

n → militanter Tierschützer, militante Tierschützerin

animal lover

n → Tierfreund(in) m(f)

animal meal

n → Tiermehl f

animal park

n (US) → Wildpark m

animal rights

pl → der Tierschutz, Tierrechte pl; animal activist/campaigner → Tierschützer(in) m(f), → Tierrechtler(in) m(f)

animal sanctuary

n → Tierschutzgebiet nt

animal welfare

n → Tierschutz m

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animal [ˈænɪməl]

1. n → animale m (pej) (person) → bestia, bruto

2. adj → animale

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animal

n animal [ˈӕniməl]

1 a living being which can feel things and move freely man and other animals. dier مَخْلُوق حَيَواني животно živočich dyr das Lebewesen ζώο animal loom, elusolend جاندار eläin animal בַּעָל חָיִים प्राणी životinja élőlény hewan dÿr animale 動物 동물(인간 포함) gyvūnas dzīvnieks haiwan dier dyr zwierzę animal ani­mal млекопитающее živočích žival životinja levande varelse สัตว์ hayvan 動物 тварина جانور ، حیوان động vật 动物

2 an animal other than man a book on man's attitude to animals; (also adjective ) animal behaviour. dier حَيَوان животински zvíře; zvířecí dyr; dyrisk das Tier; Tier-... ζώο animal loom حیوان eläin animal חַיָה पशु živ stvor állat(i) binatang dÿr animale 動物 짐승 gyvulys; gyvulių dzīvnieks; dzīvnieku-; dzīvniecisks tingkah laku haiwan dier; dierlijk dyr zwierzę animal animal животное zviera; zvierací žival; živalski životinjski djur สัตว์ hayvan 獸 тварина جانور loài động vật 兽

animal eater

an animal that eats only other animals Tigers and lions are animal eaters. diervreter آكِل الحَيَوان хищник šelma rovdyr der Fleischfresser σαρκοφάγος carnívoro lihasööja حیوان گوشتخوار petoeläin carnivore טוֹרֶף पशु खाने वाले žderač životinja húsevő karnivora kjötæta, rándÿr carnivoro 肉食獣 육식 동물 plėšrūnas plēsīgs dzīvnieks; plēsoņa pemangsa vleeseter rovdyr, kjøtteter mięsożerny carnívoro carnivor хищник šelma mesojeda žival koji jede životinje rovdjur สัตว์กินเนื้อ et yiyen, etçil 食肉動物 хижак جانور خور động vật ăn thịt 食肉动物

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animal → حيوان zvíře dyr Tier ζώο animal eläin animal životinja animale 動物 동물 dier dyr zwierzę animal животное djur สัตว์ hayvan động vật 动物