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Common
noun
•
In Sciences:
A
eukaryote
of the
clade
Animalia; a
multicellular
organism
that is
usually
mobile
, whose
cell
s are not
encased
in a
rigid
cell wall
(distinguishing it from
plants
and
fungi
) and which
derives
energy
solely
from the
consumption
of other
organism
s (distinguishing it from
plants
).
•
Any
member
of the
kingdom
Animalia
other than
a human.
•
Any land-living
vertebrate
(i.e. not
fishes
,
insects
, etc.).
•
A person who
behaves
wildly
; a
bestial
,
brutal
,
brutish
,
cruel
, or
inhuman
person.
•
A person of a
particular
type
.
•
Matter
,
thing
.
•
A
fan
of Kesha, an
American
singer
.
adj
•
Of or
relating
to
animals
.
•
Raw
,
base
,
unhindered
by social
codes
.
•
Pertaining
to the
spirit
or
soul
;
relating
to
sensation
or
innervation
.
•
In Irish English:
Excellent
name
•
A
nickname
given to
people,
especially
wild
people.
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animal
English
animalis
Latin
anima
Latin
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