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an⋅i⋅mal

  [an-uh-muhl]
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–noun
1. any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.
2. any such living thing other than a human being.
3. a mammal, as opposed to a fish, bird, etc.
4. the physical, sensual, or carnal nature of human beings; animality: the animal in every person.
5. an inhuman person; brutish or beastlike person: She married an animal.
6. thing: A perfect job? Is there any such animal?
–adjective
7. of, pertaining to, or derived from animals: animal instincts; animal fats.
8. pertaining to the physical, sensual, or carnal nature of humans, rather than their spiritual or intellectual nature: animal needs.
Origin:
1300–50; ME (< OF) < L, n. deriv. (with loss of final vowel and shortening of ā) of animāle, neut. of animālis living, animate, equiv. to anim(a) air, breath + -ālis -al 1 ; E adj. also directly < L animālis

Related forms:
an⋅i⋅mal⋅ic  [an-uh-mal-ik] , an⋅i⋅ma⋅li⋅an  [an-uh-mey-lee-uhn, -meyl-yuhn] , adjective

Synonyms:
1, 2. Animal, beast, brute refer to sentient creatures as distinct from minerals and plants; figuratively, they usually connote qualities and characteristics below the human level. Animal is the general word; figuratively, it applies merely to the body or to animal-like characteristics: An athlete is a magnificent animal. Beast refers to four-footed animals; figuratively, it suggests a base, sensual nature: A glutton is a beast. Brute implies absence of ability to reason; figuratively, it connotes savagery as well: a drunken brute. 5. monster. 8. fleshly, physical; beastly, brutal. See carnal.
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an·i·mal   (ān'ə-məl)   
n.  

  1. A multicellular organism of the kingdom Animalia, differing from plants in certain typical characteristics such as capacity for locomotion, nonphotosynthetic metabolism, pronounced response to stimuli, restricted growth, and fixed bodily structure.

  2. An animal organism other than a human, especially a mammal.

  3. A person who behaves in a bestial or brutish manner.

  4. A human considered with respect to his or her physical, as opposed to spiritual, nature.

  5. A person having a specified aptitude or set of interests: "that rarest of musical animals, an instrumentalist who is as comfortable on a podium with a stick as he is playing his instrument" (Lon Tuck).

adj.  

  1. Relating to, characteristic of, or derived from an animal or animals: animal fat.

  2. Relating to the physical as distinct from the spiritual nature of people: animal instincts and desires.


[Middle English, from Latin, from animāle, neuter of animālis, living, from anima, soul; see anə- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
animal

  1. n.
    a male who acts like a beast in terms of manners, cleanliness, or sexual aggressiveness. (Also a term of address. See also party animal, study animal.) : Stop picking your nose, animal.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

animal 
1398 (but rare before end of 16c., and not in K.J.V.), from L. animale, neut. of animalis "living being, being which breathes," from anima "breath, soul" (see animus). Drove out the older beast in common usage. Used of brutish humans from 1588. Animal rights is attested from 1879; animal liberation from 1973. Animal magnetism originally (1784) referred to mesmerism (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

animals

Zero-coupon receipts on U.S. Treasury securities that have been repackaged and sold to investors under names such as CATS®, TIGRSM, and LIONS. Also called felines. See also coupon stripping.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 2animal
Function: adjective
1 : of, relating to, or derived from animals
2 : of or relating to the animal pole of anegg or to the part from which ectoderm normally develops
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

animal an·i·mal (ān'ə-məl)
n.

  1. A multicellular organism with membranous cell walls of the kingdom Animalia, differing from plants in certain typical characteristics such as capacity for locomotion, nonphotosynthetic metabolism, pronounced response to stimuli, restricted growth, and fixed bodily structure.

  2. An animal organism other than a human, especially a mammal.

  3. A human considered with respect to his or her physical, as opposed to spiritual, nature.

adj.

  1. Relating to, characteristic of, or derived from an animal or animals.

  2. Relating to the physical as distinct from the spiritual nature of humans.

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