elukka — meaning in English

English meaning

• animal noun A living, moving organism that feeds on other organisms rather than making its own food, as distinct from plants and fungi.
• beast noun A large or dangerous four-footed animal.
• brute noun A rough, violent, or unthinking person.

Senses

elukka is used for these senses in English:

• animal (figuratively) A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.
• beast (often, _, collective) All non-human animals seen as a group.
• brute (archaic) An animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast. [from 17th c.]
• brute A person with the characteristics of an unthinking animal; a coarse or brutal person, particularly one who is dim-witted. [from 17th c.]

animal — full definition

1. noun A living, moving organism that feeds on other organisms rather than making its own food, as distinct from plants and fungi.
2. noun Any creature other than a human, especially a mammal.
3. noun Informal: a person who acts in a wild, brutal, or uncontrolled way.
4. adj Relating to animals, or driven by raw physical instinct rather than reason.

beast — full definition

1. noun A large or dangerous four-footed animal.
2. noun A cruel, violent, or uncivilised person.
3. noun Informally, someone or something remarkably powerful, impressive, or difficult.

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