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# animal

noun (animal, animals); adjective

«animal» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. An animal is a living thing that can move and eat, like a dog, a bird or a fish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/animal/#m1)
2. In everyday talk, animal often means a mammal or a beast, not a person or an insect. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/animal/#m2)
3. Animal as an adjective means about animals: «animal tracks». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/animal/#m3)

### In the lessons

a general word for the creatures counted in a zoo, farm or pet shop; it can group cows, pigs and hens together; in science, animals are sorted into groups like mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians and insects; phrases: «farm animals», «wild animals», «pet animals», «animal kingdom»

### Examples

- The zoo has 45 animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/animal/#x1)
- There are 6 cows and 4 pigs; how many animals are there? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/animal/#x2)
- Each animal eats 3 pounds of food. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/animal/#x3)
- The farmer sold 12 of his animals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/animal/#x4)
- A whale is an animal, not a fish. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/animal/#x5)
- Wild animals live in forests and jungles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/animal/#x6)
- Be gentle with animals and never pull their tails. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/animal/#x7)
- Do not feed wild animals at the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/animal/#x8)

### Note

Countable: an animal, animals. A thing counted, and a group name: «how many animals» often means add all the kinds. Trap: count legs only if the question asks for legs. Myth: bats are not birds, and whales are not fish; both are mammals.

## In Jewish tradition

In Sefer Yetzirah it is used in translations for a living creature, and for the mysterious living beings of Ezekiel's vision. In the primary lessons: a general word for the creatures counted in a zoo, farm or pet shop; it can group cows, pigs and hens together; in science, animals are sorted into groups like mammals, birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians and insects; phrases: «farm animals», «wild animals», «pet animals», «animal kingdom»

### Examples

- ChIH is a living animal, and so is ChIVA. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/animal/#x1)
- other Biblical form of Holy mysterious animal, as given in I. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/animal/#x2)
- Body ; the word is GUP, usually applied to the animal material body, but here means '' one whole." (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/animal/#x3)

### Note

Countable: an animal, animals. A thing counted, and a group name: «how many animals» often means add all the kinds. Trap: count legs only if the question asks for legs. Myth: bats are not birds, and whales are not fish; both are mammals.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «animal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/animal/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«animal» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/animal.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «animal» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/A/animal/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«animal» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/animal.html) on Mova free.