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an·i·mal
 animal
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- pronunciation:
- ae
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ml
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective), Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
a living creature that is generally distinguished from plants by its cellular structure and by the ability to move voluntarily.
- synonyms:
- being, creature
- similar words:
- mammal, quadruped, vertebrate, zooid
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| definition 2: |
such a living creature other than a human, esp. a mammal.
- synonyms:
- beast, brute
- similar words:
- mammal
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| definition 3: |
a brutish, mean, or cruel person.
- synonyms:
- beast, brute, monster
- similar words:
- demon, devil, fiend, savage
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| related words: |
beast, being, man, organism, pet |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of or pertaining to nonhuman creatures.
- synonyms:
- brute
- antonyms:
- human
- similar words:
- bestial, wild
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| definition 2: |
pertaining to the physical rather than the mental or spiritual aspect of humans.
her animal nature- synonyms:
- carnal
- antonyms:
- spiritual
- similar words:
- bestial, brute, fleshly, physical, sensual, wild
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| related words: |
beastly, organic, stock |
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| derivation: |
animallike (adj.) |
Animal comes from a Latin word that means "a breathing thing."
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behaviors of some animals |
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build, court, crawl, dig, dive, feed, fight, fly, forage, gather, gnaw, hibernate, hide, hop, hunt, mate, migrate, nurse, run, swim, trot, tunnel, walk |
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groups of some animals |
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band, brood, drove, flock, herd, litter, pack, school, swarm, troop |
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parts of some animals |
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antler, blubber, bristle, claw, flipper, fur, hoof, horn, mane, pad, pouch, quill, snout, tail |
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some categories of animals |
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class, family, genera, order, species |
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some examples of animals |
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amphibian, arthropod, bird, crustacean, fish, insect, invertebrate, mammal, mollusk, primate, protozoan, reptile, vertebrate, worm |
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some kinds of animals |
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carnivore, herbivore, insectivore |
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some people associated with animals |
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farmer, fisherman, groom, jockey, naturalist, researcher, trainer, veterinarian |
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some places for animals |
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aquarium, barn, burrow, cage, cave, circus, den, desert, farm, field, forest, hole, home, lair, land, log, mountain, nest, pasture, pen, ranch, refuge, sanctuary, stump, terrarium, underground, water, wood, woods, zoo |
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some things animal eat |
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animals, berries, birds, blood, corn, eggs, fish, flowers, fruit, game, grubs, honey, insects, mammals, plants, pollen, rodents, worms |
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study of animals |
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zoology |
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uses of some animals |
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carrying, clothing, companionship, farming, food, plowing, pulling, riding |
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