動物 — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
動物 is used for these senses in English:
- animal Of or relating to animals.
- animal Raw, base, unhindered by social codes.
- animal (science) Any member of the kingdom Animalia of multicellular organisms that are usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and which derive energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (further distinguishing them from plants).
- animal (figuratively) A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.
- beastly Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast.
animal — full definition
- noun A living, moving organism that feeds on other organisms rather than making its own food, as distinct from plants and fungi.
- noun Any creature other than a human, especially a mammal.
- noun Informal: a person who acts in a wild, brutal, or uncontrolled way.
- adj Relating to animals, or driven by raw physical instinct rather than reason.
beastly — full definition
- adj Extremely unpleasant, cruel, or disgusting.
- adv British informal: to a great or extreme degree.