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animal [ˈænəməl]

1 animal noun
  • a living thing that is not a human being or plant —often used to refer specifically to mammals as distinguished from other living things (such as fish and birds)
  • any living thing that is not a plant
  • a person who behaves in a wild, aggressive, or unpleasant way
2 animal adjective
  • of or relating to animals
  • coming from the bodies of animals
  • of or relating to the body and not to the mind