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beast
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[ noun ] (zoology) a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Synonyms Used in print (E. Gellhorn, "Prolegomena to a theory of the emotions"...)Although we are still far from a complete understanding of these problems , as a first approximation , it is suggested that alterations in the hypothalamic balance with consequent changes in the hypothalamic cortical discharges account_for major changes in behavior seen in various moods and states of emotions in man and beast under physiological circumstances , in experimental and clinical neurosis , and as the result of psychopharmacological agents . (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)It ran , this apocalyptic beast , on two thin legs , and its wings - were they feathered arms ? Related terms life_form game female young male larva giant adult prey mate pet survivor domestic_animal captive mutant racer dead_animal vermin fictional_animal range_animal acrodont pleurodont insectivore molter chordate stayer scavenger creepy-crawly marine_animal ectotherm peeper critter zooplankton omnivore invertebrate metazoan herbivore predator work_animal varmint thoroughbred biped migrator stunt embryo darter Animalia head face animal_tissue body side adult microorganism trap free-swimming wart unregistered clipped humaneness herding registered nose diet actinomycete domesticate trailing sitter transmitter schistosome_dermatitis hispid sacrifice flesh-eating domesticate crested crop plant-eating epizootic insectivorous bone-covered half-blooded stander drench all-devouring bone animalize |
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