a creature that is not a bird, a fish, a reptile, an insect or a human

any living thing that is not a plant or a human

This product has not been tested on animals.

The workers were treated like animals.

In court he was banned from keeping animals.

Humans are the only animals to have developed speech.

a person who behaves in a cruel or unpleasant way, or who is very dirty

The person who did this is an animal, a brute.

a particular type of person, thing, organization, etc.

The government that followed the election was a very different animal.

relating to the physical needs and basic feelings of people

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