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animal
noun
a
living
creature
that
is
not
a
plant
,
usually
one
that
can
move
around
and
senses
the
world
•
The
farm
had
many
animals
,
including
cows
,
sheep
,
and
chickens
.
The
farm
had
many
animals
,
including
cows
,
sheep
,
and
chickens
.
•
Please
do
not
feed
the
animals
at
the
zoo
.
Please
do
not
feed
the
animals
at
the
zoo
.
From
Latin
animal
‘
living
being
’,
from
anima
‘
breath
,
soul
’.
noun
any
living
creature
,
including
humans
,
in
scientific
classification
•
Biologists
classify
humans
as
animals
because
we
have
cells
with
a
nucleus
and
can
move
.
Biologists
classify
humans
as
animals
because
we
have
cells
with
a
nucleus
and
can
move
.
•
Movement
is
one
trait
that
separates
animals
from
plants
.
Movement
is
one
trait
that
separates
animals
from
plants
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
,
but
used
in
a
scientific
context
since
the
18th
century
.
noun
a
person
who
acts
in
a
wild
,
cruel
,
or
very
energetic
way
•
On
the
basketball
court
,
Tina
is
an
animal
;
she
never
stops
hustling
for
the
ball
.
On
the
basketball
court
,
Tina
is
an
animal
;
she
never
stops
hustling
for
the
ball
.
•
Don't
grab
food
from
the
pot
like
an
animal
—
use
a
spoon
.
Don't
grab
food
from
the
pot
like
an
animal
—
use
a
spoon
.
Figurative
extension
from
the
literal
sense
,
first
recorded
in
the
15th
century
to
describe
violent
people
.