animal
Any member of the kingdom Animalia of multicellular organisms that are usually mobile, whose cells are not encased in a rigid cell wall (distinguishing them from plants and fungi) and which derive energy solely from the consumption of other organisms (further distinguishing them from plants).
Any member of the kingdom Animalia other than a human.
A higher animal; an animal related to humans.
A tetrapod; a land-dwelling nonhuman vertebrate.
A warm-blooded animal; a mammal or bird.
A non-human mammal.
A person who behaves wildly; a bestial, brutal, brutish, cruel, or inhuman person.
A person of a particular type specified by an adjective.
Matter, thing.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing