animal

Noun

animal (plural animals)

1. A multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).

   A cat is an animal, not a plant.

2. In non-scientific usage, any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human being.
3. In non-scientific usage, any land-living vertebrate (i.e. not birds, fishes, insects etc)
4. (figuratively) A person who behaves wildly.

   This man is an animal.

Synonyms:

• (organism) beast, creature

6 letters in word "animal": A A I L M N.

Anagrams of animal:

• almain

• lamina

• manila

Words found within animal:

aa aal ai aia ail aim ain aina al ala alan alma am ama amain ami amia amin amla amnia an ana ani anil anima in la laa lain lam lama lamia lana lanai li liana lima liman limn lin ma maa mail main mal mali man mana mani mania mi mil mina mna na naam nail nala nam nil nim

Word lists related to animal:

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Words starting with an
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Words beginning with ani
Words that end with mal
6 letter words starting with a

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