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animals

  • plural
    of animal.
    animal
    noun
    any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: some classification schemes also include protozoa and certain other single-celled eukaryotes that have motility and animallike nutritional modes.

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The new findings add another dimension to this picture by showing that many aquatic and terrestrial animals also carry enzymes capable of breaking down PHAs.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

The cattle's owner had been disqualified from keeping animals for life after being found guilty of a number of animal welfare offences in May.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Harbour: Traditionally in art, there’s two realities in us — part of us is gods and part of us is animals.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

Because Alzheimer's is an age-related disease, the team needed to conduct experiments using older animals.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

I’ve never seen such a packed landscape of frightful, frightened animals and yearning, desperate people.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes