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Animal - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'Animal' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Animal [ a.]
- Of or relating to animals; as, animal functions.
- Pertaining to the merely sentient part of a creature, as distinguished from the intellectual, rational, or spiritual part; as, the animal passions or appetites.
- Consisting of the flesh of animals; as, animal food.
2 . Animal [ n.]
- An organized living being endowed with sensation and the power of voluntary motion, and also characterized by taking its food into an internal cavity or stomach for digestion; by giving carbonic acid to the air and taking oxygen in the process of respiration; and by increasing in motive power or active aggressive force with progress to maturity.
- One of the lower animals; a brute or beast, as distinguished from man; as, men and animals.

Meaning of 'Animal' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . animal [ s]
Meaning (1):
- marked by the appetites and passions of the body
Example in sentence:
  • a sensual delight in eating;
  • animal instincts;
  • carnal knowledge;
  • fleshly desire;
  • music is the only sensual pleasure without vice