What is another word for any animal?

Pronunciation: [ˌɛni ˈanɪmə͡l] (IPA)

There are various words that can be used as synonyms for the phrase "any animal". Some options include fauna, creature, beast, critter, fauna, living thing, and wildlife. These terms are often used interchangeably in various contexts, depending on the intended meaning. For example, the phrase fauna may be commonly used in scientific discussions, while critter may be used in more casual conversations. Wildlife often pertains to those animals living in their natural habitats, while creatures can refer to a wide range of animals regardless of their surroundings. Regardless of the term used, it is important to note that all animals play a critical role in the earth's ecosystem and should be appreciated and protected accordingly.

What are the hypernyms for Any animal?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Any animal

  • If I could get any animal it would be a dolphin. I want one so bad. Me and my mom went swimming with dolphins and I was like, 'How do we get one of those?' and she was like, 'You can't get a dolphin. What are you gonna do, like, put it in your pool?'
    Miley Cyrus
  • I would, therefore, say that for no reason whatsoever, except in self-defence, should one think of killing any animal.
    Morarji Desai
  • To modern educated people, it seems obvious that matters of fact are to be ascertained by observation, not by consulting ancient authorities. But this is an entirely modern conception, which hardly existed before the seventeenth century. Aristotle maintained that women have fewer teeth than men; although he was twice married, it never occurred to him to verify this statement by examining his wives' mouths. He said also that children would be healthier if conceived when the wind is in the north. One gathers that the two Mrs. Aristotles both had to run out and look at the weathercock every evening before going to bed. He states that a man bitten by a mad dog will not go mad, but any other animal will (Hiss. Am., 704a); that the bite of the shrewmouse is dangerous to horses, especially if the mouse is pregnant (ibid., 604b); that elephants suffering from insomnia can be cured by rubbing their shoulders with salt, olive oil, and warm water (ibid., 605a); and so on and so on. Nevertheless, classical dons, who have never observed any animal except the cat and the dog, continue to praise Aristotle for his fidelity to observation.
    Aristotle
  • For is our central human problem: that we are almost constantly the victims of our emotions, always being swept up and down on a kind of inner-switchback. We possess a certain control over them; 'direct our thoughts' -- or feelings -- in such a way as to intensify them. This is certainly our most remarkable human characteristic: imagination. Animals require actual physical stimuli to trigger their experience. A man can retreat into a book -- or a daydream -- and live through certain experiences quite independent of the physical world. He can even, for example, imagine a sexual encounter, and not only experience all the appropriate physical responses, but even the sexual climax. Such a curious ability is far beyond the power of any animal.
    Colin Wilson
  • And this in turn makes it plain that the Right Man problem is a problem of people. Dominance is a subject of enormous importance to biologists and zoologists because the percentage of dominant animals — or human beings — seems to be amazingly constant. Bernard Shaw once asked the explorer H. M. Stanley how many other men could take over leadership of the expedition if Stanley himself fell ill; Stanley replied promptly: "One in twenty." "Is that exact or approximate?" asked Shaw. "Exact." And biological studies have confirmed this as a fact. For some odd reason, precisely five per cent — one in twenty — of any animal group are dominant — have leadership qualities. During the Korean War, the Chinese made the interesting discovery that if they separated out the dominant five per cent of American prisoners of war, and kept them in separate compound, the remaining ninety-five per cent made no attempt to escape.
    Colin Wilson

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