"animalier" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: animaliers [plural]
Etymology: Borrowing from French animalier. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|animalier}} French animalier Head templates: {{en-noun}} animalier (plural animaliers)
  1. An artist who depicts animals. Synonyms: animalist
    Sense id: en-animalier-en-noun-ZrPWcxr6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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