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(sciences) A eukaryote of the clade Animalia; 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).

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animal

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈænɪməl/

Noun

broadly colloquial figuratively informal

Japanese Meaning

動物：真核生物であり、動物界に属する多細胞生物。通常は自ら移動が可能で、細胞が硬い細胞壁に覆われておらず、他の生物を摂取してエネルギーを得る存在。

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During the field survey, the ecologist noted each animal and recorded its behavior.

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野外調査中、生態学者は動物界に属する各真核生物を記録し、その行動を観察した。

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(loosely) Any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human.

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(loosely, colloquial) Any land-living vertebrate (i.e. not fishes, insects, etc.).

Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame. With more settled people, animals were harnessed to capstans or caged in treadmills to turn grist into meal.

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