Is animal a noun?

Define animal (noun) and get synonyms. What is animal (noun)? animal (noun) meaning, pronunciation and more by Macmillan Dictionary. read more

The following is a list of English animal nouns, (the common names of kinds of animals). read more

An animal such as a cat or dog can be seen to breathe. Plants breathe too, by taking in certain gases from the atmosphere and releasing others. However, this process cannot be observed by the naked eye. So the noun animal, which comes from animalis, was borrowed from Latin for that group of living beings that breathe visibly. read more

animal noun [C] (LIVING THING) › a living thing that can move and eat and react to the world through its senses, esp. of sight and hearing: Mammals, insects, reptiles, and birds are all animals. read more