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animal

/ˈænəməl/noun, adjective3 syllables

Animal means: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement.

Synonyms for animal14

noun, as in a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna

adjective, as in marked by the appetites and passions of the body

carnal, fleshly, sensual, physical

also used for animal

beastly, bestial, animalistic, untamed, wild

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What does animal mean?2

noun

1

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

adjective

1

marked by the appetites and passions of the body“animal instincts”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Animal in a sentence

  • People came to see the strange animal in the zoo, one after another.shekitten
  • Things that are human, too human, are generally certainly animal.Scott
  • This is not an alien, it's just a strange animal.marcelostockle
  • Vegans do not use animal products, or by-products, in their everyday lives.Gulliver
  • Laika, a female dog, was the first animal to be launched into orbit.Hybrid
  • If you were an animal, what would you be?WestofEden
  • If you were an animal, what animal would you be?WestofEden
  • They are nature's laboratory for all kinds of plant, animal and insect life.unknown

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Forms of animal

as a noun

plural
animals