Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having animal propensities or characteristics.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Med.) Resembling a beast in nature or habit; marked by animal characteristics.
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- adjective
Bestial , resembling ananimal . - noun obsolete Alternative spelling of
thyroid .
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Examples
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That's a winged theroid; this planet has no ornithoids. "
A Knight of Ghosts and Shadows Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1974
arby commented on the word theroid
Hm, I like the definition but am not so fond of the word itself.. it reminds me of steroid.
July 9, 2007