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Etymology 1
From Middle English animal from Old French animal from Latin animal, a nominal use of an adjective from animale, neuter of animalis adj, from anima ‘breath, spirit’. Displaced native Middle English deor, der "animal" (from Old English dēor "animal"), Middle English reother "animal, neat" (from Old English hrīþer, hrȳþer "neat, ox").
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animal (plural animals)
- In scientific usage, a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).
- A cat is an animal, not a plant.
- Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants.
- In non-scientific usage, any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human being.
- In non-scientific usage, any land-living vertebrate (i.e. not birds, fishes, insects etc)
- (figuratively) A person who behaves wildly.
- My students are animals.
- (informal) A person of a particular type.
- a political animal
Synonyms
- (organism): beast, creature
- (non-human organism): beast
- (person who behaves wildly): brute, monster, savage
Related terms
Translations
organism
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Etymology 2
From Latin animalis, from either anima ‘breath, spirit’ or animus. Originally distinct from the noun, it became associated with attributive use of the noun and is now indistinguishable from it.
Adjective
animal (not comparable)
- Of or relating to animals.
- animal instincts
- Raw, base, unhindered by social codes.
- animal passions
- Pertaining to the spirit or soul; relating to sensation or innervation.
- 2003: To explain what activated the flesh, ‘animal spirits’ were posited, superfine fluids which shuttled between the mind and the vitals, conveying messages and motion. — Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason (Penguin 2004, p. 47)
- (slang, Irish) Excellent.
Synonyms
- (of animals): beastly, bestial
- (unhindered by social codes): animalistic, beastly, bestial, untamed, wild
Translations
of animals
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Anagrams
Asturian
Noun
animal m. (plural animales)
Catalan
Noun
animal m. (plural animals)
Adjective
animal m and f (plural animals)
French
Pronunciation
Noun
animal m. (plural animaux)
Synonyms
Adjective
animal m. (f. animale, m. plural animaux, f. plural animales)
- animal
Synonyms
Antonyms
Anagrams
Galician
Noun
animal m. (plural animais)
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French animal, from Latin animal.
Noun
animal
Synonyms
Interlingua
Noun
animal (plural animales)
Latin
Etymology
From anima (“breath, life”)
Noun
animal (genitive animālis); n, third declension
Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | animal | animālia |
| genitive | animālis | animālium |
| dative | animālī | animālibus |
| accusative | animal | animālia |
| ablative | animālī | animālibus |
| vocative | animal | animālia |
Synonyms
Related terms
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ɐ.ni.ˈmaʊ/
Noun
animal m. (plural animais)
- animal
Adjective
animal m. and f. (plural animais; comparable)
Inflection
Inflection of the Portuguese adjective animal| singular | plural | |||
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| masculine | feminine | masculine | feminine | |
| positive | animal | animais | ||
| comparative | mais animal | mais animais | ||
| superlative | o mais animal animalíssimo | a mais animal animalíssima | os mais animais animalíssimos | as mais animais animalíssimas |
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin animalis through French animal.
Adjective
animal 4 nom/acc forms
- animal, animalistic
- brutal
Declension
declension of animal| singular | plural | ||||||
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| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | animal | animal | animală | animali | animale | animale |
| definite | animalul | animalul | animala | animalii | animalele | animalele | |
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | animal | animal | animale | animali | animale | animale |
| definite | animalului | animalului | animalei | animalilor | animalelor | animalelor | |
Adverb
animal
Noun
- animal
Declension
declension of animal| singular | plural | |||
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| gender m. | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| Nominative/Accusative | un animal | animalul | nişte animali | animalii |
| Genitive/Dative | unui animal | animalului | unor animali | animalilor |
| Vocative | — | — | — | — |
Spanish
Noun
animal m. (plural animales)
- animal
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What animal is best use to build an ecosystem?
Q. I have to build and ecosystem and I want to know what animal is easier to use and what kind of food it eats. AFter building the ecosystem, I have to close it for a month to see if it works. I also want to know how the animal will obtain food, w/o me feeding it. Thanks.
Asked by 0117 - Sat Mar 1 13:29:31 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. You will need plants to provide oxygen into the ecosystem and food for the animal. You will want an herbivore that eats slowly. Get a small animal (like aphids, which feed on plant fluid). Try getting a couple of large plants and many aphids, as well as some earthworms. If the plants are legumes, then everything should go well.
Answered by Alex H - Sat Mar 1 13:32:54 2008
Q. I have to build and ecosystem and I want to know what animal is easier to use and what kind of food it eats. AFter building the ecosystem, I have to close it for a month to see if it works. I also want to know how the animal will obtain food, w/o me feeding it. Thanks.
Asked by 0117 - Sat Mar 1 13:29:31 2008 - - 2 Answers - 0 Comments
A. You will need plants to provide oxygen into the ecosystem and food for the animal. You will want an herbivore that eats slowly. Get a small animal (like aphids, which feed on plant fluid). Try getting a couple of large plants and many aphids, as well as some earthworms. If the plants are legumes, then everything should go well.
Answered by Alex H - Sat Mar 1 13:32:54 2008
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