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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesanimal
Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-ni-mal
"El zoológico tiene una variedad de animales, incluidos leones, tigres y osos."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A living organism that feeds on organic matter, typically having specialized sense organs and nervous system.
"The zoo has a variety of animals, including lions, tigers, and bears." - 2
Any member of the kingdom Animalia, which includes humans, mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates.
"In biology class, we learned about the different classifications of animals."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'animal' originates from the Latin 'animalis', meaning 'having breath' or 'living being', which evolved through Old French before entering Middle English. Its usage has shifted from a general term for living creatures to a more specific reference to non-human creatures.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Animal" is said worldwide
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animal
Transliteration: a-ni-mal
"Le zoo a une variété d'animaux, y compris des lions, des tigres et des ours."
Tier
Transliteration: tiːɐ̯
"Der Zoo hat eine Vielzahl von Tieren, darunter Löwen, Tiger und Bären."
animale
Transliteration: a-ni-ma-le
"Lo zoo ha una varietà di animali, tra cui leoni, tigri e orsi."
animal
Transliteration: a-ni-mal
"El zoológico tiene una variedad de animales, incluidos leones, tigres y osos."
animal
Transliteration: a-ni-mal
"O zoológico tem uma variedade de animais, incluindo leões, tigres e ursos."
जानवर
Transliteration: jaanvar
"चिड़ियाघर में विभिन्न जानवर हैं, जिनमें शेर, बाघ और भालू शामिल हैं।"
动物
Transliteration: dòngwù
"动物园里有各种动物，包括狮子、老虎和熊。"
동물
Transliteration: dongmul
"동물원에는 사자, 호랑이, 곰을 포함한 다양한 동물이 있습니다."
動物
Transliteration: dōbutsu
"動物園にはライオン、トラ、クマなどのさまざまな動物がいます。"
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