ANIMAL - Spanish noun cognate
15/03/09 10:53 Filed in: Cognate
*Some words in English are identical in Spanish*
animal |ˈanəməl|
noun
a living organism that feeds on organic matter, typically having specialized sense organs and nervous system and able to respond rapidly to stimuli : animals such as spiders | wild animals adapt badly to a caged life | humans are the only animals who weep.
• any such living organism other than a human being : are humans superior to animals, or just different?
• a mammal, as opposed to a bird, reptile, fish, or insect : the snowfall seemed to have chased all birds, animals, and men indoors.
• a person whose behavior is regarded as devoid of human attributes or civilizing influences, esp. someone who is very cruel, violent, or repulsive : those men have to be animals—what they did to that boy was savage.
animal |ˈanəməl|
noun
a living organism that feeds on organic matter, typically having specialized sense organs and nervous system and able to respond rapidly to stimuli : animals such as spiders | wild animals adapt badly to a caged life | humans are the only animals who weep.
• any such living organism other than a human being : are humans superior to animals, or just different?
• a mammal, as opposed to a bird, reptile, fish, or insect : the snowfall seemed to have chased all birds, animals, and men indoors.
• a person whose behavior is regarded as devoid of human attributes or civilizing influences, esp. someone who is very cruel, violent, or repulsive : those men have to be animals—what they did to that boy was savage.