Topic: ANIMALS
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Alsatian
amphibian
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angora
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anteater
antelope
anthropoid
antler
ape
appaloosa
arachnid
armadillo
asp
ass
baa
baboon
baby
badger
bantam
bark(v)
bark(n)
barnacle
basset
bat
bay(n)
bay(v)
bay(a)
beagle
bear
beast
beast of burden
beaver
bellow(v)
bellow(n)
belly
big cat
big game
bighorn sheep
billy goat
biped
bison
bitch
bivalve
bleat
bloodhound
bloodstream
blow-hole
boa
boar
bobcat
bovine
bow-wow
boxer
brainwave
brindled
bristle
bronc
bronco
brontosaurus
brush
buck
buffalo
bull
bulldog
bullfrog
bullock
bull terrier
burro
burrow
calf
call
calve
camel
canine(a)
canine(n)
carapace
carcass
caribou
carnivore
carthorse
cat
cattle
caudal
cayman
cetacean
chameleon
chamois
cheetah
chestnut
chickadee
chicken
chihuahua
chimpanzee
chinchilla
chipmunk
chow
claw
cloven hoof
coat
cob
cobra
cocker spaniel
cold-blooded
collie
colouring
colt
comb
connective tissue
cony
coon
copperhead
corgi
cougar
courtship
cow
coyote
coypu
crest
crocodile
crop
crustacean
cry
cub
cur
dachshund
Dalmatian
deer
den
dentine
dingo
dinosaur
doe
dog
dolphin
domesticate
donkey
dormouse
dorsal
dromedary
duckbilled platypus
earthworm
elephant
elk
entrails
ermine
ewe
excreta
excretion
fallopian tube
fallow deer
fang
fauna
fawn
feed
feeler
feline(a)
feline(n)
female(a)
female(n)
feral
ferret
fetlock
fieldmouse
filly
fin
fleece
flipper
flying fox
foal(n)
foal(v)
foetus
forefoot
foreleg
fox
foxhound
fox terrier
Friesian
frog
frogspawn
fruit bat
fur
furry
garter snake
gazelle
gecko
geese
gelding
gerbil
German shepherd
gestation
giant panda
gibbon
giraffe
gnu
goat
golden retriever
gopher
gorilla
gregarious
greyhound
groundhog
ground squirrel
grunt
guinea pig
hack
hackles
hairless
hamster
hare
hart
haunch
hedgehog
heifer
hen
herbivore
herd
hermit crab
hibernate
hind(a)
hind(n)
hindquarters
hippo
hippopotamus
hock
hog
hoof
horned
horse
hound
howl
hump
husky
hybrid
hyena
ibex
iguana
impala
inbred
inbreeding
insectivore
interbreed
invertebrate
jackal
jackrabbit
jaguar
jellyfish
Jersey
kangaroo
kid
koala
kookaburra
Labrador
lair
lamb
lemming
leopard
lion
lioness
litter(n)
litter(v)
lizard
llama
longhorn
lugworm
lynx
male
mamba
mammal
mammary
mammoth
mandible
mandrill
mane
man-eater
mare
marmoset
marsupial
marten
mastitis
mate(n)
mate(v)
mating
maw
menagerie
mew
miaow
mice
migrant
milk
mimic(v)
mimic(n)
mink
mole
mollusc
mongoose
mongrel
monkey
moo
moose
moult
mountain goat
mountain lion
mouse
mule
muskrat
mussel
mustang
mutt
muzzle
nag
nanny goat
native(a)
native(n)
nest
newt
nocturnal
ocelot
octopus
offspring
oink
okapi
omnivore
omnivorous
opossum
orangutang
otter
ox
pachyderm
pack
pad
pair
panda
panther
parasite
parasitic
paw(n)
paw(v)
peccary
pedigree
peke
Pekinese
pelt
Persian cat
pest
pheasant
piebald
pied
pig
piggy
piglet
pincer
pine marten
pinto
pit bull terrier
pit pony
plankton
plate
platypus
pointer
polar bear
polecat
polyp
pony
pooch
poodle
porcupine
porker
porpoise
Portuguese man-of-war
possum
pouch
prairie dog
prance
predation
predator
predatory
prehensile
prey
prickle
pride
primate
proboscis
procreate
prowl
pterodactyl
puffin
pug
pullet
puma
pup
purebred
purr
pussy
python
quack
quadruped
quill
rabbit
rabbit warren
rabid
raccoon
racoon
ram
rat
rattler
rattlesnake
ravening
reindeer
reptile
retract
retriever
rhesus monkey
rhino
rhinoceros
roan
rodent
roe deer
rottweiler
ruminant
ruminate
rump
runt
rut
sable
sac
salamander
sausage dog
scavenge
school
scorpion
seal
sea lion
seashell
sea urchin
semen
serpent
setter
sex
shed
sheep
sheepdog
Shetland pony
shire horse
shrew
shrimp
Siamese cat
silkworm
simian
sire
skin
skunk
sloth
slug
snail
snake
snakebite
snarl
sniffer dog
snout
social
sow
spaniel
spawn(v)
spawn(n)
sperm whale
sponge
spoor
spore
springbok
squid
squirrel
stag
stallion
starfish
St Bernard
steed
steer
sting
stinger
stoat
stomach
stray(a)
stray(n)
stud
sucker
suckle
suckling
swine
tadpole
tail
tame(a)
tame(v)
tapeworm
tapir
teat
tentacle
terrapin
terrier
territorial
territory
tiger
tigress
toad
tom
tomcat
tooth
tortoise
tortoiseshell
trumpet
trunk
tufted
turtle
tusk
tyrannosaurus
udder
uterus
vampire bat
vent
vermin
vertebrate
vicuña
viper
vivarium
vixen
vole
wag
wallaby
wallow
walrus
warm-blooded
warren
warthog
water buffalo
water rat
water vole
weasel
weevil
whale
whelk
whelp(n)
whelp(v)
whinny
whippet
whisker
wild boar
wildcat
wildebeest
wildfowl
winkle
withers
wolf
wolfhound
wombat
wool
yak
yap(v)
yap(n)
yearling
yelp
Yorkshire terrier
young
zebra
zoologist
zoology
zygote
| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | animalis 'having life', from anima 'soul' |
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an‧i‧mal1 S1 W1
[countable]
[countable]1HBA a living creature such as a dog or cat, that is not an insect, plant, bird, fish, or person :
furry little animals
The cosmetics have not been tested on animals.
furry little animals
The cosmetics have not been tested on animals.2 any living creature that is not a plant or a person :
the animal welfare movement in Britain
the animal welfare movement in Britain3HBA any living creature, including people :
Man is a highly intelligent animal.
Man is a highly intelligent animal.4 informal someone who behaves in a cruel, violent, or very rude way :
Football hooligans are just animals.
Football hooligans are just animals.5 something that is very different from the thing you have mentioned :
Writing e-mail is a very different animal from all other forms of writing.
a (very/completely/entirely) different animal
informal
Writing e-mail is a very different animal from all other forms of writing.6 someone who is interested in politics, in meeting other people etc :
He is simply not a social animal.
a political/social animal etc
informal
He is simply not a social animal.