Animal
/ˈænɪməl/
The meaning and definition of Animal, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
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In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).
“A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants.”
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A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.
“My students are animals.”
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Synonyms
beast creature brute monster savage
Origin
From Latin animalis, from Latin anima.
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Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)
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