Definition & Meaning of "animal"in English

Animal

a living thing, like a cat or a dog, that can move and needs food to stay alive, but not a plant or a human

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Animal

Composition

Simple

Countable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

animals

Examples

Birds are animals that can fly and build nests in trees.

animal

marked by the appetites and passions of the body

Grammatical Information

Composition

Simple

qualitative

Superlative

most animal

Comparative

more animal

gradable

domain

behavior, instinct, nature

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animalism

animal

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