animal animate being beast brute creature fauna | a living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
detection catching espial spying spotting | the act of detecting something, catching sight of something |
staining spotting maculation | the act of spotting or staining something |
practice pattern | a customary way of operation or behavior, it is their practice to give annual raises, they changed their dietary pattern |
animal husbandry | breeding and caring for farm animals |
zoolatry animal-worship | the worship of animals |
Animalia kingdom Animalia animal kingdom | taxonomic kingdom comprising all living or extinct animals |
range animal | any animal that lives and grazes in the grassy open land of western North America (especially horses, cattle, sheep) |
work animal | an animal trained for and used for heavy labor |
draft animal | an animal used for pulling heavy loads |
pack animal sumpter | an animal (such as a mule or burro or horse) used to carry loads |
domestic animal domesticated animal | any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment |
marine animal marine creature sea animal sea creature | any of numerous animals inhabiting the sea including e.g. fishes and molluscs and many mammals |
animal virus | an animal pathogen that is a virus |
animal order | the order of animals |
livestock stock farm animal | any animals kept for use or profit |
predator predatory animal | any animal that lives by preying on other animals |
animal foot foot | the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings |
bryozoan polyzoan sea mat sea moss moss animal | sessile aquatic animal forming mossy colonies of small polyps each having a curved or circular ridge bearing tentacles, attach to stones or seaweed and reproduce by budding |
goat caprine animal | any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns |
fictional animal | animals that exist only in fiction (usually in children's stories) |
animal leg | the leg of an animal |
design pattern figure | a decorative or artistic work, the coach had a design on the doors |
fret Greek fret Greek key key pattern | an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief), there was a simple fret at the top of the walls |
herringbone herringbone pattern | a pattern of columns of short parallel lines with all the lines in one column sloping one way and lines in adjacent columns sloping the other way, it is used in weaving, masonry, parquetry, embroidery |
willowware willow-pattern | chinaware decorated with a blue Chinese design on a white background depicting a willow tree and often a river |
animality animal nature | the physical (or animal) side of a person as opposed to the spirit or intellect |
bewitchery beguilement animal magnetismb | magnetic personal charm |
inheritance hereditary pattern | (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents |
animal tissue | the tissue in the bodies of animals |
convention normal pattern rule formula | something regarded as a normative example, the convention of not naming the main character, violence is the rule not the exception, his formula for impressing visitors |
melody tonal pattern | the perception of pleasant arrangements of musical notes |
blueprint design pattern | something intended as a guide for making something else, a blueprint for a house, a pattern for a skirt |
form shape pattern | a perceptual structure, the composition presents problems for students of musical form, a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them |
pattern | a model considered worthy of imitation, the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics |
comparative psychology animal psychology | the branch of psychology concerned with the behavior of animals |
animal communication | communication between animals (of the same species) |
radiation pattern radiation diagram pattern | graphical representation (in polar or Cartesian coordinates) of the spatial distribution of radiation from an antenna as a function of angle |
intonation pattern | intonations characteristic of questions and requests and statements |
poetic rhythm rhythmic pattern prosody | (prosody) a system of versification |
accent speech pattern | distinctive manner of oral expression, he couldn't suppress his contemptuous accent, she had a very clear speech pattern |
animal group | a group of animals |
traffic pattern approach pattern pattern | the path that is prescribed for an airplane that is preparing to land at an airport, the traffic patterns around O'Hare are very crowded, they stayed in the pattern until the fog lifted |
holding pattern | the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land |
animal fancier | a person who breeds animals |
animal trainer handler | one who trains or exhibits animals |
taxidermist animal stuffer stuffer | a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display |
zoologist animal scientist | a specialist in the branch of biology dealing with animals |
holding pattern | a state of inaction with no progress and no change, you should go into a holding pattern until he gets over his disappointment |
animal disease | a disease that typically does not affect human beings |