animalic

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adjective

Of or concerning animals.

Similar
animalian
OriginEnglish animal ← Middle English animal ← Old French anima →
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Meanings

adjectiveanimalic (comparative more animalic, superlative most animalic)

comparative more animalic · superlative most animalic

  1. rareOf or concerning animals.

    Real oud is complex material, with honey, tobacco, leaf, minty-fresh and castoreum animalic notes all mixed together.

    2010, Luca Turin, Tania Sanchez, “M7”, in Perfumes: The A–Z Guide, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 233

    Synonyms: animalian

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or concerning animals.

Similar
animalian
Also see
animalian

Origin

  1. Latinanimālis
  2. Latinanimal
  3. Old Frenchanima
  4. Middle Englishanimal
  5. Englishanimal
  6. Englishanimalic

From animal + -ic.

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APA

animalic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animalic

MLA

“animalic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animalic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “animalic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/animalic.

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