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an·i·mal
 animal
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- pronunciation:
- ae
n
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- features:
- Word History, Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
An animal is a living thing that is not a plant. Animals move around to find food. Animals eat plants or other animals. Some animals are elephants, people, dogs, birds, snakes, fish, insects, frogs, and worms.
There are more kinds of insects than of any other animal on earth.
- synonyms:
- being, creature
- similar words:
- mammal
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| definition 2: |
Often, when we say animals, we mean any other animals except for humans.
We saw many animals at the zoo.Sometimes I like animals more than people!- synonyms:
- beast
- similar words:
- mammal
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| related words: |
beast, being, organism, pet |
| derivation: |
animallike (adj.) |
Animal comes from a Latin word that means "a breathing thing."
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behaviors of some animals |
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build, court, crawl, dig, dive, feed, fight, fly, gather, hibernate, hide, hop, hunt, mate, migrate, nurse, run, swim, walk |
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groups of some animals |
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band, flock, herd, litter, pack, school, swarm |
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parts of some animals |
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antler, claw, flipper, fur, hoof, horn, mane, pad, pouch, snout, tail |
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some categories of animals |
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family, order, species |
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some examples of animals |
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amphibian, arthropod, bird, crustacean, fish, insect, invertebrate, mammal, mollusk, primate, reptile, worm |
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some kinds of animals |
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carnivore, herbivore |
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some people associated with animals |
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farmer, fisherman, groom, jockey, naturalist, researcher, trainer, veterinarian |
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some places for animals |
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aquarium, barn, burrow, cage, cave, circus, den, desert, farm, field, forest, home, land, log, mountain, nest, pasture, pen, ranch, stump, water, wood, woods, zoo |
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some things animal eat |
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animals, berries, birds, blood, corn, eggs, fish, flowers, fruit, game, honey, insects, mammals, plants, pollen, rodents, worms |
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study of animals |
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zoology |
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uses of some animals |
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carrying, clothing, companionship, farming, food, pulling, riding |
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