"animal-like" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more animal-like [comparative], most animal-like [superlative]
Etymology: From animal + -like. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|animal|like}} animal + -like Head templates: {{en-adj}} animal-like (comparative more animal-like, superlative most animal-like)
  1. Resembling an animal. Synonyms: animallike Translations (resembling an animal): animalesco (Italian), animalny (Polish), zwierzęcy (Polish), animalesco (Portuguese), animalesco (Spanish)

Alternative forms

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