κτήνος — meaning in English
ktinos
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Senses
κτήνος is used for these senses in English:
- 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.
- beast A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner.
- beast of prey A carnivorous animal that hunts for its food, especially one that preys on vertebrates.
- brute (archaic) An animal seen as being without human reason; a senseless beast. [from 17th c.]
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.
beast — full definition
- noun A large or dangerous four-footed animal.
- noun A cruel, violent, or uncivilised person.
- noun Informally, someone or something remarkably powerful, impressive, or difficult.
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