ANIMALS
/ˈæn.ɪ.məlz/
9
Scrabble
12
WWF
A(1) N(1) I(1) M(3) A(1) L(1) S(1)
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Definition
/ˈæn.ɪ.məlz/
noun
- In scientific usage, 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).“A cat is an animal, not a plant. Humans are also animals, under the scientific definition, as we are not plants.”
- In non-scientific usage, any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human.
- In non-scientific usage, any land-living vertebrate (i.e. not fishes, insects, etc.).
Source: Wiktionary
