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1.NounA multicellular organism of the kingdom Animalia that is usually mobile, with cells that are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms."Humans, like other animals, need air to breathe and food to eat."
2.NounAny member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human.
3.NounA higher animal; an animal related to humans."When he's hungry my toddler opens his mouth like an animal instead of asking us to feed him.; I spent my summer studying the animals and birds of the two islands."
4.NounA tetrapod; a land-dwelling nonhuman vertebrate.
5.NounA warm-blooded animal; a mammal or bird.
6.NounA non-human mammal."I spent my summer studying the animals and birds of the two islands."
7.NounA person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person."My students are animals."
8.NounA person of a particular type specified by an adjective."He's a political animal."
9.NounMatter, thing."a whole different animal; no such animal"
10.AdjectiveOf or relating to animals."animal instincts"
11.AdjectiveRaw, base, unhindered by social codes."animal passions"
12.AdjectivePertaining to the spirit or soul; relating to sensation or innervation.
13.AdjectiveExcellent.