animat

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/ˈæn.ɪ.mət//ˈæn.ə.mət/

noun

An artificial animal.

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Meanings

nounanimat (plural animats)

plural animats

  1. An artificial animal.

Origin

Coined by Scientist Stewart W. Wilson in 1985 as a blend of animal + material. Whether the coincidences with Latin animat and/or a nominalization of Middle English animat were intended is unclear.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Mantiamanita
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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