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   animal

   /ˈanɪml/

   noun

   • 1. 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?" Similar creaturebeastliving thingbeingbruteinformal:critterwildlifefauna
   • ▪ 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" Similar brutebeastmonstersavagedevildemonfiendvillainsadistbarbarianogreinformal:pigderogatory:bastarddogdirty doginformal, derogatory:swine
   • ▪ a particular type of person or thing: "I am a political animal"

   adjective

   • 1. relating to or characteristic of animals: "the evolution of animal life"
   • ▪ of animals as distinct from plants: "tissues of animal and vegetable protein" Similar zoologicalanimalisticrare:zoictheriomorphic
   • ▪ characteristic of the physical and instinctive needs of animals; of the flesh rather than the spirit or intellect: "a crude surrender to animal lust" Similar carnalfleshlybodilyphysicalsensualinstinctiveinstinctualbrutishunrefinedunculturedcoarsegrossinhumansubhumanrare:appetitiveOpposite spiritual
   • 2. relating to or denoting the pole or extremity of an embryo that contains the more active cytoplasm in the early stages of development.

   Word Origin Middle English: the noun from Latin animal, based on Latin animalis ‘having breath’ from anima ‘breath’; the adjective via Old French from Latin animalis.

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   What does animal mean?

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   Where does the word animal come from?

   • The word animalcomes from the Latin noun animalof the same meaning, which is itself derived from Latin animalis'having breath or soul'. The biological definition includes all members of the kingdom Animalia. In colloquial usage, the term animalis often used to refer only to nonhuman animals.

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   What is a living creature called?

   • An animal is a living creature such as a dog, lion, or rabbit, rather than a bird, fish, insect, or human being. He was attacked by wild animals. He had a real knowledge of animals, birds and flowers. Any living creature other than a human being can be referred to as an animal.

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   What animals are considered animals?

   • Mammals, insects, reptiles, and birds are all animals. A lion is a wild animal, and a dog is a domestic animal. Tests of the drug were done on laboratory animals. He’s the most political animal on the city council. Animal instincts apply to all animals, including humans. What is the pronunciation of animal? 生物, （除人、鳥、魚和昆蟲之外的）動物, 獸…

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   What does Animalia mean in biology?

   • The biological definition includes all members of the kingdom Animalia. In colloquial usage, the term animalis often used to refer only to nonhuman animals. The term metazoais derived from Ancient Greek μετα (meta) 'after' (in biology, the prefix meta-stands for 'later') and ζῷᾰ (zōia) 'animals', plural of ζῷον zōion'animal'.

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   Is animal a human being?

   • This definition includes human beings. Outside of scientific usage, animal is used in several ways. Most commonly, an animal is a living being that meets the above requirements but is not a human being. An animal can be just a mammal, that is, an animal that has fur, gives birth, and produces milk.

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