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Collocations for animal - noun

ADJ.

dead, live, living
the export of live animals for slaughter
cold-blooded, warm-blooded | higher, lower | dumb | stuffed
glass cases of stuffed animals
dangerous | endangered, rare | extinct | social, solitary | tame | feral, stray, wild | exotic | caged, trapped, wounded
(often figurative) He was pacing the room like a caged animal.
domestic, farm, laboratory, zoo | forest, land, marine | draught, pack
pack animals such as mules

VERB + ANIMAL

have, keep
In court he was banned from keeping animals.
breed, raise, rear
animals bred in captivity
tame, train
This animal can be trained to follow simple orders.
hunt, trap | butcher, slaughter

ANIMAL + NOUN

life, species | behaviour, instinct | lover | husbandry | experiments, testing/tests
protesting against animal experiments
rights, welfare | fat, products

PHRASES

the animal kingdom/world
the wonders of the animal kingdom

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