OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 1500

animal

/ˈæ.nɪ.məl/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
animal • bestia
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).
Humans, like other animals, need air to breathe and food to eat.
animal
Any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human.
animal
A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.
My students are animals.
Own me, I'll let you play the role I'll be your animal
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