animal

  • 41animal — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dead, live, living ▪ the export of live animals for slaughter ▪ cold blooded, warm blooded ▪ higher …

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  • 42animal — I UK [ˈænɪm(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms animal : singular animal plural animals *** 1) biology any living thing that can move independently and that has senses for recognizing and reacting to the environment around it. Animals are… …

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  • 43animal — s m 1 Ser que se nutre principalmente de alimentos orgánicos que por lo regular ingiere por la boca y digiere con un aparato especializado; en la mayoría de los casos presenta simetría bilateral externa, movimientos de desplazamiento, sistema… …

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  • 44Animal — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Animal >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 animal animal animal kingdom Sgm: N 1 fauna fauna Sgm: N 1 brute creation brute creation GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 beast beast brute creature …

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  • 45animal — an|i|mal1 [ ænıml ] noun count *** 1. ) a living creature that is not a human: lions, tigers, and other wild animals He is accused of cruelty to animals. a ) any living creature, including humans: Man is the only animal that uses language. 2. )… …

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  • 46animal — (m) (Básico) organismo vivo que se mueve por sí mismo, respira oxígeno, se nutre de alimentos orgánicos y posee sensibilidad Ejemplos: En el jardín zoológico se pueden observar unos animales exóticos. El pájaro es un animal que tiene plumas.… …

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  • 47animal — 1 noun (C) 1 a living creature such as a dog or cat, that is not an insect, plant, fish, or person: farm animals | animal welfare/rights etc: campaigning for animal rights | animal products/protein/fats etc (=things that are made or come from… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 48animal — {{#}}{{LM A02468}}{{〓}} {{SynA02517}} {{[}}animal{{]}} ‹a·ni·mal› {{《}}▍ adj.inv.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} Del animal o relacionado con este ser vivo: • Los zoólogos estudian el comportamiento animal.{{○}} {{<}}2{{>}} De la parte sensitiva de un ser vivo …

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  • 49animal — {{11}}animal (adj.) late 14c., from ANIMAL (Cf. animal) (n.). Animal rights is attested from 1879; animal liberation from 1973. Animal magnetism originally (1784) referred to MESMERISM (Cf. mesmerism). {{12}}animal (n.) early 14c. (but rare… …

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  • 50animal —    Shakespeare does not use ‘animal’ as a vocative: had he done so it would have implied stupidity. In Love’s Labour’s Lost (4:ii) Sir Nathaniel describes Dull, the constable by saying: ‘He hath never fed of the dainties that are bred in a book;… …

    A dictionary of epithets and terms of address