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животный — meaning in English

zhivotnyy

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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.
  • beastly adj Extremely unpleasant, cruel, or disgusting.
  • zoological adj Relating to animals or to the scientific study of animals.

Senses

животный is used for these senses in English:

  • animal Of or relating to animals.
  • beastly Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a beast.
  • zoological Of, or relating to, animals.

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.

beastly — full definition

  1. adj Extremely unpleasant, cruel, or disgusting.
  2. adv British informal: to a great or extreme degree.

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