animal

adj//əˈnɪ.məl//

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  1. Of or relating to animals.

  2. (science) 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).

  3. (figuratively) A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.

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