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      animal
      noun
      (sciences) Any member of the kingdom Animalia of multicellular organisms that are usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and which derive energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (further distinguishing them from plants).
      (loosely) Any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human.
      A warm-blooded animal; a mammal or bird.
      A non-human mammal.
      (colloquial) A tetrapod; a land-dwelling nonhuman vertebrate.
      (loosely) A higher animal; an animal related to humans.
      (figuratively) A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.
      (informal) A person of a particular type specified by an adjective.
      (informal) Matter, thing.
      A nickname given to people, especially wild people.
      (slang) A fan of Kesha, an American singer.
      adjective
      Of or relating to animals.
      Raw, base, unhindered by social codes.
      Pertaining to the spirit or soul; relating to sensation or innervation.
      (slang, Ireland) Excellent.
      Roots
      animaanim- · Latin · breath, soul
      Synonyms for animal
      beastncreaturencritternchevrotainneurypteridnmammalnbrutenzoologicadjdognzoologicaladj
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      Where does animal come from?

      The word animal breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root anim-, from Latin anima (“breath, soul”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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