[ˈanɪml], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a living organism that feeds on organic matter, typically having specialized sense organs and nervous system and able to respond rapidly to stimuli
(e.g: wild animals adapt badly to a caged life)


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Origin:
Middle English: the noun from Latin animal, based on Latin animalis ‘having breath’ from anima ‘breath’; the adjective via Old French from Latin animalis

[ˈanɪml], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to or characteristic of animals
(e.g: the evolution of animal life)

- relating to or denoting the pole or extremity of an embryo that contains the more active cytoplasm in the early stages of development


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Origin:
Middle English: the noun from Latin animal, based on Latin animalis ‘having breath’ from anima ‘breath’; the adjective via Old French from Latin animalis