what does animal mean?
ANIMAL as NOUN
- Meaning
- a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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Hypernyms(s) animal is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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ANIMAL as ADJECTIVE
- Meaning
- of the nature of or characteristic of or derived from an animal or animals
Usage Example(s)
- the animal kingdom
- animal instincts
- animal fats
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