Synonyms: animal, animate being, beast, fauna, brute, creature
Definition: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Similar words: organism, being
Definition: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
Definition: all the animal life in a particular region or period
Usage: the fauna of China; the zoology of the Pliocene epoch
Similar words: aggregation, accumulation, assemblage, collection
Definition: several things grouped together or considered as a whole