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animal

/ˈænɪməl/·애니멀·noun
a living creature that is not a plant
LatinCEFR A1
Root
Latin 'anima' (breath, soul, life) + -al (relating to)
Latin animal (a breathing creature) → Old French animal → English animal
In a word

Latin anima = 'breath, soul, life'. A Roman defined "the living" as "the breathing". So animal is, at root, "a thing that breathes". The same anima lives in animate (give life) and unanimous (one breath, one mind). By etymology, a zoo is a village of breathers.

Examples
She loves animals of all kinds.
A dog is a loyal animal.
Wild animals live in the forest.
Related
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