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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Animal
     an organized living creature endowed with sensation. The
     Levitical law divided animals into clean and unclean, although
     the distinction seems to have existed before the Flood (Gen.
     7:2). The clean could be offered in sacrifice and eaten. All
     animals that had not cloven hoofs and did not chew the cud were
     unclean. The list of clean and unclean quadrupeds is set forth
     in the Levitical law (Deut. 14:3-20; Lev. 11).

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Animal \An"i*mal\, n. [L., fr. anima breath, soul: cf. F.
     animal. See Animate.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. One of the lower animals; a brute or beast, as
        distinguished from man; as, men and animals.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Animal \An"i*mal\, a. [Cf. F. animal.]
     1. Of or relating to animals; as, animal functions.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Pertaining to the merely sentient part of a creature, as
        distinguished from the intellectual, rational, or
        spiritual part; as, the animal passions or appetites.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Consisting of the flesh of animals; as, animal food.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Animal magnetism. See Magnetism and Mesmerism.
  
     Animal electricity, the electricity developed in some
        animals, as the electric eel, torpedo, etc.
  
     Animal flower (Zo["o]l.), a name given to certain marine
        animals resembling a flower, as any species of actinia or
        sea anemone, and other Anthozoa, hydroids, starfishes,
        etc.
  
     Animal heat (Physiol.), the heat generated in the body of a
        living animal, by means of which the animal is kept at
        nearly a uniform temperature.
  
     Animal spirits. See under Spirit.
  
     Animal kingdom, the whole class of beings endowed with
        animal life. It embraces several subkingdoms, and under
        these there are Classes, Orders, Families, Genera,
        Species, and sometimes intermediate groupings, all in
        regular subordination, but variously arranged by different
        writers.
  
     Note: The following are the grand divisions, or subkingdoms,
           and the principal classes under them, generally
           recognized at the present time:
           Vertebrata, including Mammalia or Mammals, Aves or
           Birds, Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces or Fishes,
           Marsipobranchiata (Craniota); and Leptocardia
           (Acrania). Tunicata, including the Thaliacea, and
           Ascidioidea or Ascidians. Articulata or Annulosa,
           including Insecta, Myriapoda, Malacapoda, Arachnida,
           Pycnogonida, Merostomata, Crustacea (Arthropoda); and
           Annelida, Gehyrea (Anarthropoda).
           Helminthes or Vermes, including Rotifera,
           Ch[ae]tognatha, Nematoidea, Acanthocephala, Nemertina,
           Turbellaria, Trematoda, Cestoidea, Mesozea.
           Molluscoidea, including Brachiopoda and Bryozoa.
           Mollusca, including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda,
           Pteropoda, Scaphopoda, Lamellibranchiata or Acephala.
           Echinodermata, including Holothurioidea, Echinoidea,
           Asterioidea, Ophiuroidea, and Crinoidea.
           C[oe]lenterata, including Anthozoa or Polyps,
           Ctenophora, and Hydrozoa or Acalephs. Spongiozoa
           or Porifera, including the sponges.
           Protozoa, including Infusoria and Rhizopoda. For
           definitions, see these names in the Vocabulary.
           [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Animal \An"i*mal\, n. [L., fr. anima breath, soul: cf. F.
     animal. See Animate.]
     1. 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.
  
     2. One of the lower animals; a brute or beast, as
        distinguished from man; as, men and animals.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Animal \An"i*mal\, a. [Cf. F. animal.]
     1. Of or relating to animals; as, animal functions.
  
     2. Pertaining to the merely sentient part of a creature, as
        distinguished from the intellectual, rational, or
        spiritual part; as, the animal passions or appetites.
  
     3. Consisting of the flesh of animals; as, animal food.
  
     Animal magnetism. See Magnetism and Mesmerism.
  
     Animal electricity, the electricity developed in some
        animals, as the electric eel, torpedo, etc.
  
     Animal flower (Zo["o]l.), a name given to certain marine
        animals resembling a flower, as any species of actinia or
        sea anemone, and other Anthozoa, hydroids, starfishes,
        etc.
  
     Animal heat (Physiol.), the heat generated in the body of a
        living animal, by means of which the animal is kept at
        nearly a uniform temperature.
  
     Animal spirits. See under Spirit.
  
     Animal kingdom, the whole class of beings endowed with
        animal life. It embraces several subkingdoms, and under
        these there are Classes, Orders, Families, Genera,
        Species, and sometimes intermediate groupings, all in
        regular subordination, but variously arranged by different
        writers.
  
     Note: The following are the grand divisions, or subkingdoms,
           and the principal classes under them, generally
           recognized at the present time:

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  animal
       adj 1: of the appetites and passions of the body; "animal
              instincts"; "carnal knowledge"; "fleshly desire"; "a
              sensual delight in eating"; "music is the only sensual
              pleasure without vice" [syn: animal(a), carnal, fleshly,
               sensual]
       2: of the nature of or characteristic of or derived from an
          animal or animals; "the animal kingdom"; "animal
          instincts"; "animal fats" [ant: vegetable, mineral]
       n : a living organism characterized by voluntary movement [syn:
           animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  animal
     Γαλλικά a.
     1 το ζώο
     2 (et υβριστικό fr) ο ανόητος, βίαιος άνθρωπος
     Γαλλικά n.
     1 το ζώο
     2 (et υβριστικό fr) ο ανόητος, βίαιος άνθρωπος
     Ισπανικά a.
     ζωικός
     Ισπανικά n.
     το ζώο
     Ρουμανικά adv.
     βίαια, απότομα, ωμά
     Ρουμανικά n.
     τo ζώο

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  animal
     Catalan a.
     (l en animal)
     Catalan n.
     (l en animal)
     Cebuano a.
     1 (lb ceb sometimes humorous) crazy
     2 contemptible, deserving contempt
     3 ruthless; without pity or compassion; cruel, pitiless
     Cebuano interj.
     (lb ceb vulgar) (n-g: used as an expression of disgust, anger, etc.)
     Cebuano n.
     1 (l en animal)
     2 (lb ceb derogatory) a contemptible person
     3 (lb ceb sometimes humurous) a crazy person
     Galician a.
     (l en animal)
     Galician n.
     (l en animal)
     Ilocano n.
     (l en animal)
     Kabuverdianu n.
     1 beast
     2 (l en animal)
     Middle English alt.
     An (l en animal) (considered to include humans)
     Middle English n.
     An (l en animal) (considered to include humans)
     Middle English a.
     Related to the soul or spirit of a living being (i.e. sentience or
  sapience)
     Middle English alt.
     Related to the soul or spirit of a living being (i.e. sentience or
  sapience)
     n.
     1 (lb en science) A eukaryote of the clade Animalia; a  multicellular
  organism that is usually (l en mobile), whose (l en cell)s are not
  encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from (l en plant plants)
  and (l en fungi)) and which derives energy solely from the consumption
  of other organisms (distinguishing it from (l en plant plants)).
     2 (lb en strictly) Any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a (l
  en human).
     3 (lb en colloquial) Any land-living (l en vertebrate) (i.e. not (l
  en fish fishes), (l en insect insects), etc.).
     a.
     1 Of or relating to animals.
     2 Raw, base, unhindered by social codes.
     3 Pertaining to the spirit or soul; relating to sensation or
  innervation.
     Portuguese a.
     (lb pt biology) (l en animal) (gloss: relating to animals)
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt biology) (l en animal) (gloss: any member of the kingdom
  Animalia)
     Romansch n.
     (lb rm Rumantsch Grischun Sursilvan Sutsilvan Surmiran Vallader) (l
  en animal)
     Tagalog n.
     1 beast; brute; creature
     2 (lb tl derogatory) brutish person; inhuman person

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Animal
     n.
     (lb en slang) A fan of (w: Kesha), an American singer.
     n.
     A nickname given to people, especially wild people.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  animal
     n.
     1 (lb en science) A eukaryote of the clade Animalia; a  multicellular
  organism that is usually (l en mobile), whose (l en cell)s are not
  encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from (l en plant plants)
  and (l en fungi)) and which derives energy solely from the consumption
  of other organisms (distinguishing it from (l en plant plants)).
     2 (lb en strictly) Any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a (l
  en human).
     3 (lb en colloquial) Any land-living (l en vertebrate) (i.e. not (l
  en fish fishes), (l en insect insects), etc.).
     a.
     1 Of or relating to animals.
     2 Raw, base, unhindered by social codes.
     3 Pertaining to the spirit or soul; relating to sensation or
  innervation.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Animal
     n.
     (lb en slang) A fan of (w: Kesha), an American singer.
     n.
     A nickname given to people, especially wild people.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  animal
     French a.
     (l en animal)
     French n.
     (l en animal)
     Galician a.
     (l en animal)
     Galician n.
     (l en animal)
     Latin n.
     1 (l en animal)
     2 living creature
     Middle French n.
     (l en animal)
     Portuguese a.
     (lb pt biology) (l en animal) (gloss: relating to animals)
     Portuguese n.
     (lb pt biology) (l en animal) (gloss: any member of the kingdom
  Animalia)
     Spanish a.
     (l en animal)
     Spanish n.
     (l en animal)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Animal
     n.
     (lb en slang) A fan of (w: Kesha), an American singer.
     n.
     A nickname given to people, especially wild people.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  animal
     French a.
     (l en animal)
     French n.
     (l en animal)
     Galician a.
     (l en animal)
     Galician n.
     (l en animal)
     Interlingua n.
     (l en animal)
     Middle English alt.
     An (l en animal) (considered to include humans)
     Middle English n.
     An (l en animal) (considered to include humans)
     Middle English a.
     Related to the soul or spirit of a living being (i.e. sentience or
  sapience)
     Middle English alt.
     Related to the soul or spirit of a living being (i.e. sentience or
  sapience)
     n.
     1 (lb en science) A eukaryote of the clade Animalia; a  multicellular
  organism that is usually (l en mobile), whose (l en cell)s are not
  encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from (l en plant plants)
  and (l en fungi)) and which derives energy solely from the consumption
  of other organisms (distinguishing it from (l en plant plants)).
     2 (lb en strictly) Any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a (l
  en human).
     3 (lb en colloquial) Any land-living (l en vertebrate) (i.e. not (l
  en fish fishes), (l en insect insects), etc.).
     a.
     1 Of or relating to animals.
     2 Raw, base, unhindered by social codes.
     3 Pertaining to the spirit or soul; relating to sensation or
  innervation.
     Spanish a.
     (l en animal)
     Spanish n.
     (l en animal)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Animal
     n.
     (lb en slang) A fan of (w: Kesha), an American singer.
     n.
     A nickname given to people, especially wild people.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  animal
     Espanja a.
     eläimellinen, eläin-
     Espanja n.
     eläin (+luokka es eläin aak=*animal)
     Latina n.
     luontokappale, eläin, otus
     Ranska a.
     eläimellinen, eläin-
     Ranska n.
     eläin (+luokka fr eläin aak=*animal)
     Ruotsi a.
     eläimellinen, eläimille ominainen

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  animal
     Engelska n.
     djur
     Franska n.
     djur
     Spanska n.
     djur

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  animal
     a.
     som tillhör djurlivet

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  animal /ˈanɪməl/
  1. dier
  2. bees

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Animal /ˈanɪməl/
  الحيوان

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  animal //ˈænɪməl// 
  1. животински, необуздан
  of animals
  2. животински
  unhindered by social codes

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  animal //ˈænɪməl// 
  1. живо́тно, животно
  organism
  2. звяр, живо́тно
  organism other than human
  3. хайванин
  person who behaves wildly