animal (n.)

  1. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

    [ Syn: animate being , beast , brute , creature , fauna ]

    animal (adj.)

  1. marked by the appetites and passions of the body; animal instincts; carnal knowledge; fleshly desire; a sensual delight in eating; music is the only sensual pleasure without vice

    [ Syn: carnal , fleshly , sensual ]

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