animal
IPA: ˈænʌmʌɫ
noun
- (sciences) Any eukaryote of the clade Animalia; 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).
- (strictly) Any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human.
- A higher animal; an animal related to humans.
- (colloquial) A tetrapod; a land-dwelling nonhuman vertebrate.
- A warm-blooded animal; a mammal or bird.
- A non-human mammal.
- (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.
- 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
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