Definition of Animate being

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animate being

Noun
1. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
(synonym) animal, beast, brute, creature, fauna
(hypernym) organism, being
(hyponym) critter
(member-holonym) Animalia, kingdom Animalia, animal kingdom
(substance-meronym) animal tissue
(part-meronym) head, caput
(class) crested, topknotted, tufted

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animate being

animate being
n : a living organism characterized by voluntary movement [syn: animal, beast, brute, creature, fauna]