animal


Definition: Meaning of, animal in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈanɪm(ə)l /

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animal animals
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  1. a living creature such as a dog or cat, that is not an insect, plant, bird, fish, or person
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  2. any living creature that is not a plant or a person
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  3. any living creature, including people
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  4. informal someone who behaves in a cruel, violent, or very rude way
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  5. a (very/completely/entirely) different animal informal something that is very different from the thing you have mentioned
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  6. a political/social animal etc informal someone who is interested in politics, in meeting other people etc
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  1. animal urges/instincts etc human feelings, desires etc that are connected with sex, food, and other basic needs
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  2. animal products/fats/protein etc things that are made or come from animals
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animal used in phrases

  • Animal Crackers
    1. small sweet BISCUIT s shaped like animals, which are sold in a small box, and are popular with children in the US
  • Animal Farm
    1. a novel by George ORWELL which is a SATIRE (= a humorous criticism) on the RUSSIAN REVOLUTION and COMMUNIST society. In the book, a group of animals take control of a farm so that they can establish a society where they are all equal. The pigs, however, soon become the leaders and say that they are more important, intelligent etc than everyone else, using the phrase "All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others."
  • Animal Liberation Front
    1. a British organization that protests against using animals in scientific EXPERIMENT s, such as testing drugs or COSMETICS
  • animal black (noun)
    1. black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment
  • animal charcoal (noun)
    1. black substance containing char in the form of carbonized bone; used as a black pigment
  • animal communication (noun)
    1. of the same species communication between animals
  • animal disease (noun)
    1. a disease that typically does not affect human beings
  • animal fancier (noun)
    1. a person who breeds animals
  • animal fat (noun)
    1. any fat obtained from animals
  • animal fiber (noun)
    1. fiber derived from animals
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