Animal | Mean of animal in English Dictionary

/ˈænəməl/

• Noun
• a living thing that is not a human being or plant
1. people and animals
2. the animals in the zoo
3. the plants and animals of the forest
4. She loves all kinds of animals.
5. pigs, chickens, and other farm animals [=animals that live on a farm]
6. the plants, birds, and animals of the forest
7. furry little animals
8. wild/domestic animals
• any living thing that is not a plant
1. Fish, birds, insects, reptiles, mammals, and human beings are all animals.
2. Dogs, like humans, are social animals. [=animals that live in groups]
3. studying the habits of the human animal [=the habits of human beings; the habits of people in general]
• a person who behaves in a wild, aggressive, or unpleasant way
1. He's a real animal.
2. You're all behaving like a bunch of animals.

• a person or thing of a particular kind
1. You want someone who will love you and give you everything you want but ask nothing in return? Let's face it, there's no such animal! [=there is no person who will do that]
2. Everyone wants a computer that always works perfectly, but there's no such animal.
3. The sport has changed. It's a very/completely different animal today. [=it's very/completely different today]
4. His wife has always been a political animal. [=has always been very interested in politics]
• of or relating to animals
1. studying animal behavior
2. several different plant and animal species
3. the other members of the animal kingdom [=a basic group of living things that includes all animals]
4. She's a supporter of animal rights. [=she believes that all animals should be treated in a fair and kind way]
• coming from the bodies of animals
1. animal cells/bones/fat/skin
2. milk, meat, and other animal products
• of or relating to the body and not to the mind
1. Their attraction was animal [=physical] rather than intellectual or spiritual.
2. animal instincts/passion/desires
3. People were shocked by the animal brutality of the attack.
4. Women were drawn to his animal magnetism. [=sex appeal]