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Noun: animal  anumul
  1. A living organism characterized by voluntary movement
    - animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
Adjective: animal  anumul
  1. Marked by the appetites and passions of the body
    "animal instincts"
    - carnal, fleshly, sensual

Derived forms: animals

See also: animality, animalize, physical, zoic, zoological

Type of: being, organism

Part of: animal kingdom, Animalia, kingdom Animalia

Encyclopedia: Animal Animal, Mineral, Vegetable Animal, vegetable or mineral