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animal
noun [C] (TYPE) /ˈæn.ɪ.məl/Definition
› used to describe what type of person or thing someone or something is: At heart she is a political animal. She is that rare animal (= she is very unusual), a brilliant scientist who can communicate her ideas to ordinary people. Feminism in France and England are rather different animals (= are different).Categories and varietiesSpecies and genders
(Definition of animal noun (TYPE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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