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Overview of noun animal

      »   The noun animal has 1 meanings (first 1 from tagged texts)

• animal, Animate1.) Inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt -- (heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination")
  
  2.) Animize, animise, animate -- (give lifelike qualities to; "animated cartoons")
  
  animate being, Beast1.) Animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna -- (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
  
  2.) Beast, wolf, savage, brute, wildcat -- (a cruelly rapacious person)
  
  beast, brute, Creature1.) Animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna -- (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
  
  2.) Creature, wight -- (a human being; `wight' is an archaic term)
  
  creature, fauna -- (a Living1.) Life, living -- (the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life")
  
  2.) Living -- (people who are still living; "save your pity for the living")
  
  living organism Characterized1.) Qualify, characterize, characterise -- (describe or portray the character or the qualities or peculiarities of; "You can characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover")
  
  2.) Characterize, characterise -- (be characteristic of; "What characterizes a Venetian painting?")
  
  characterized by Voluntary1.) Volunteer, military volunteer, voluntary -- ((military) a person who freely enlists for service)
  
  2.) Voluntary -- (composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance)
  
  voluntary movement)

Related Terms - "Animals"

1 sense of animal Meaning 1 of Animalsanimal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna organism, being

• Benthos1.) Benthos, benthic division, benthonic zone -- (a region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones)
  
  2.) Benthos -- (organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea)
  
  Benthos - A region including the bottom of the sea and the littoral zones

• Heterotroph1.) Heterotroph -- (an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition)
  
  Heterotroph - An organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition

• Person1.) Person, Individual1.) Person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")
  
  2.) Individual -- (a single organism)
  
  Individual - A human being; "there was too much for one person to do", someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")
  
  2.) Person -- (a human body (usually including the clothing); "a weapon was hidden on his person")
  
  Person, Individual1.) Person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")
  
  2.) Individual -- (a single organism)
  
  Individual, Someone1.) Person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")
  
  Someone, Somebody1.) Person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")
  
  Somebody, Mortal1.) Person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")
  
  1.) Mortal -- (subject to death; "mortal beings")
  
  Mortal, Soul1.) Soul, psyche -- (the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life)
  
  2.) Person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul -- (a human being; "there was too much for one person to do")
  
  Soul - A human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

• Animal1.) Animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna -- (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
  
  1.) Animal, carnal, fleshly, sensual -- (marked by 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")
  
  Animal, Animate being1.) Animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna -- (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
  
  Animate being, Beast1.) Animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna -- (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
  
  2.) Beast, wolf, savage, brute, wildcat -- (a cruelly rapacious person)
  
  Beast, Brute1.) Beast, wolf, savage, brute, wildcat -- (a cruelly rapacious person)
  
  2.) Animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna -- (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
  
  Brute, Creature1.) Animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna -- (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
  
  2.) Creature, wight -- (a human being; `wight' is an archaic term)
  
  Creature, Fauna1.) Fauna, zoology -- (all the animal life in a particular region or period; "the fauna of China"; "the zoology of the Pliocene epoch")
  
  2.) Animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna -- (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
  
  Fauna - A living organism characterized by voluntary movement

• Plant1.) Plant, works, industrial plant -- (buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles")
  
  2.) Plant, flora, plant life -- (a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)
  
  Plant, Flora1.) Vegetation, flora, botany -- (all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China")
  
  2.) Plant, flora, plant life -- (a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)
  
  Flora, Plant life1.) Plant, flora, plant life -- (a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)
  
  Plant life - Buildings for carrying on industrial labor; "they built a large plant to manufacture automobiles"

• Conspecific1.) Conspecific -- (an organism belonging to the same species as another organism)
  
  1.) Conspecific -- (belonging to the same species; "cultivated cabbage and wild cabbage are conspecific")
  
  Conspecific - An organism belonging to the same species as another organism

• Carrier1.) Carrier, bearer, toter -- (someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the bonds were transmitted by carrier")
  
  2.) Carrier -- (a self-propelled wheeled vehicle designed specifically to carry something; "refrigerated carriers have revolutionized the grocery business")
  
  Carrier - Someone whose employment involves carrying something; "the bonds were transmitted by carrier"

• Denizen1.) Inhabitant, habitant, dweller, denizen, indweller -- (a person who inhabits a particular place)
  
  2.) Denizen -- (a plant or animal naturalized in a region; "denizens of field and forest"; "denizens of the deep")
  
  Denizen - A person who inhabits a particular place

• Amphidiploid1.) Amphidiploid -- ((genetics) an organism or cell having a Diploid1.) Diploid -- ((genetics) an organism or cell having two sets of chromosomes or twice the Haploid1.) Haploid -- ((genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes)
  
  1.) Haploid, haploidic, monoploid -- (of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes)
  
  Haploid - (genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes number)
  
  1.) Diploid -- (of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number; "diploid somatic cells")
  
  Diploid - (genetics) an organism or cell having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number set of chromosomes from each parent)
  
  Amphidiploid - (genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent

• diploid - no definition found

• haploid - no definition found

• Heteroploid1.) Heteroploid -- ((genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species)
  
  Heteroploid - (genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species

• Polyploid1.) Polyploid -- ((genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes)
  
  1.) Polyploid -- (of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes; "a polyploid cell"; "a polyploid species")
  
  Polyploid - (genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes

• Animalcule1.) Animalcule, animalculum -- (microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium)
  
  Animalcule, Animalculum1.) Animalcule, animalculum -- (microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium)
  
  Animalculum - Microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium

• Microorganism1.) Microorganism, micro-organism -- (any organism of microscopic size)
  
  Microorganism, Micro-organism1.) Microorganism, micro-organism -- (any organism of microscopic size)
  
  Micro-organism - Any organism of microscopic size

• Aerobe1.) Aerobe -- (an organism (especially a bacterium) that requires air or free oxygen for life)
  
  Aerobe - An organism (especially a bacterium) that requires air or free oxygen for life

• Anaerobe1.) Anaerobe -- (an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live)
  
  Anaerobe - An organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live

• Hybrid1.) Loanblend, loan-blend, hybrid -- (a word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root))
  
  2.) Hybrid -- (a composite of mixed origin; "the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices")
  
  Hybrid, Crossbreed1.) Hybrid, crossbreed, cross -- (an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey")
  
  1.) Crossbreed, cross, hybridize, hybridise, interbreed -- (breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties; "cross a horse and a donkey"; "Mendel tried crossbreeding"; "these species do not interbreed")
  
  Crossbreed, Cross1.) Cross -- (a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece)
  
  2.) Crisscross, cross, mark -- (a marking that consists of lines that cross each other)
  
  Cross - A word that is composed of parts from different languages (e.g., `monolingual' has a Greek prefix and a Latin root)

• Polymorph1.) Polymorph -- (an organism that can assume more than one adult form as in the castes of ants or termites)
  
  Polymorph - An organism that can assume more than one adult form as in the castes of ants or termites

• Relative1.) Relative, relation -- (a person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey")
  
  2.) Relative, congener, congenator, congeneric -- (an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus))
  
  Relative, Congener1.) Relative, congener, congenator, congeneric -- (an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus))
  
  Congener, Congenator1.) Relative, congener, congenator, congeneric -- (an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus))
  
  Congenator, Congeneric1.) Relative, congener, congenator, congeneric -- (an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus))
  
  1.) Congeneric, congenerical, congenerous -- (belonging to the same genus)
  
  Congeneric - A person related by blood or marriage; "police are searching for relatives of the deceased"; "he has distant relations back in New Jersey"

• Plankton1.) Plankton -- (the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water)
  
  Plankton - The aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water

• Nekton1.) Nekton -- (the aggregate of actively swimming animals in a body of water ranging from microscopic organisms to whales)
  
  Nekton - The aggregate of actively swimming animals in a body of water ranging from microscopic organisms to whales

• Parasite1.) Parasite -- (an animal or plant that lives in or on a Host1.) Host -- (a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there)
  
  2.) Horde, host, legion -- (a vast multitude)
  
  Host - A person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host)
  
  2.) Leech, parasite, sponge, sponger -- (a follower who hangs around a host (without benefit to the host) in hope of gain or advantage)
  
  Parasite - An animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host

• host - no definition found

• Commensal1.) Commensal -- (either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent)
  
  1.) Commensal -- (living in a state of commensalism)
  
  Commensal - Either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent

• Myrmecophile1.) Myrmecophile -- (an organism such as an insect that habitually shares the nest of a species of ant)
  
  Myrmecophile - An organism such as an insect that habitually shares the nest of a species of ant

• Eukaryote1.) Eukaryote, eucaryote -- (an organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells)
  
  Eukaryote, Eucaryote1.) Eukaryote, eucaryote -- (an organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells)
  
  Eucaryote - An organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells

• Prokaryote1.) Prokaryote, procaryote -- (a unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma)
  
  Prokaryote, Procaryote1.) Prokaryote, procaryote -- (a unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma)
  
  Procaryote - A unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma

• Zooid1.) Zooid -- (one of the distinct individuals forming a colonial animal such as a bryozoan or hydrozoan)
  
  Zooid - One of the distinct individuals forming a colonial animal such as a bryozoan or hydrozoan

• Clone1.) Ringer, dead ringer, clone -- (a person who is almost identical to another)
  
  2.) Clone, clon -- (a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction)
  
  Clone, Clon1.) Clone, clon -- (a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction)
  
  Clon - A person who is almost identical to another

• Atavist1.) Atavist, throwback -- (an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism)
  
  Atavist, Throwback1.) Atavist, throwback -- (an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism)
  
  2.) Atavism, reversion, throwback -- (a reappearance of an earlier characteristic)
  
  Throwback - An organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism

• individual - no definition found

• Mascot1.) Mascot -- (a person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure)
  
  Mascot - A person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure

• Mutant1.) Mutant, mutation, variation, sport -- ((biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration)
  
  2.) Mutant -- (an animal that has undergone mutation)
  
  Mutant, Mutation1.) Mutant, mutation, variation, sport -- ((biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration)
  
  2.) Mutation, genetic mutation, chromosomal mutation -- ((genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism)
  
  Mutation, Variation1.) Variation, fluctuation -- (an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change)
  
  2.) Variation, variance -- (an activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any variation in his routine was immediately reported")
  
  Variation, Sport1.) Sport, athletics -- (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
  
  2.) Sport -- (the occupation of athletes who compete for pay)
  
  Sport - (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

• Postdiluvian1.) Postdiluvian -- (anything living after Noah's flood)
  
  1.) Postdiluvian -- (existing or occurring after Noah's flood)
  
  Postdiluvian - Anything living after Noah's flood

• Sitter1.) Sitter, Willem de Sitter -- (Dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934))
  
  2.) Sitter -- (an organism (person or animal) that sits)
  
  Sitter - Dutch astronomer who calculated the size of the universe and suggested that it is expanding (1872-1934)

• Stander1.) Stander -- (an organism (person or animal) that stands; "a crowd of sitters and standers")
  
  Stander - An organism (person or animal) that stands; "a crowd of sitters and standers"

• Utterer1.) Utterer, vocalizer, vocaliser -- (an organism that can utter vocal sounds; "an utterer of foul oaths"; "is the giraffe a vocalizer?")
  
  2.) Utterer -- (someone who circulates forged banknotes or counterfeit coins)
  
  Utterer, Vocalizer1.) Utterer, vocalizer, vocaliser -- (an organism that can utter vocal sounds; "an utterer of foul oaths"; "is the giraffe a vocalizer?")
  
  2.) Singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser -- (a person who sings)
  
  Vocalizer, Vocaliser1.) Utterer, vocalizer, vocaliser -- (an organism that can utter vocal sounds; "an utterer of foul oaths"; "is the giraffe a vocalizer?")
  
  2.) Singer, vocalist, vocalizer, vocaliser -- (a person who sings)
  
  Vocaliser - An organism that can utter vocal sounds; "an utterer of foul oaths"; "is the giraffe a vocalizer?"

• Nonvascular organism1.) Nonvascular organism -- (organisms without vascular tissue: e.g. algae, lichens, fungi, mosses)
  
  Nonvascular organism - Organisms without vascular tissue: e.g. algae, lichens, fungi, mosses

• Relict1.) Relict -- (an organism or species surviving as a remnant of an otherwise extinct flora or fauna in an environment much changed from that in which it originated)
  
  2.) Relict -- (geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared)
  
  Relict - An organism or species surviving as a remnant of an otherwise extinct flora or fauna in an environment much changed from that in which it originated

• Saprophyte1.) Saprophyte, saprophytic organism -- (an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium)
  
  Saprophyte, Saprophytic organism1.) Saprophyte, saprophytic organism -- (an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium)
  
  Saprophytic organism - An organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium

• Saprobe1.) Saprobe -- (an organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water)
  
  Saprobe - An organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water

• Katharobe1.) Katharobe -- (an organism that lives in an oxygenated medium lacking organic matter)
  
  Katharobe - An organism that lives in an oxygenated medium lacking organic matter