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▸ noun:  (sciences) Any eukaryote of the clade Animalia; a multicellular organism that is usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing it from plants and fungi) and which derives energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (distinguishing it from plants).
▸ noun:  (loosely) Any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human.
▸ noun:  (loosely) A higher animal; an animal related to humans.
▸ noun:  (colloquial) A tetrapod; a land-dwelling nonhuman vertebrate.
▸ noun:  A warm-blooded animal; a mammal or bird.
▸ noun:  A non-human mammal.
▸ noun:  (figuratively) A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.
▸ noun:  (informal) A person of a particular type specified by an adjective.
▸ noun:  Matter, thing.
▸ adjective:  Of or relating to animals.
▸ adjective:  Raw, base, unhindered by social codes.
▸ adjective:  Pertaining to the spirit or soul; relating to sensation or innervation.
▸ adjective:  (slang, Ireland) Excellent.
▸ noun:  A nickname given to people, especially wild people.
▸ noun:  (slang) A fan of Kesha, an American singer.

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