animal

noun/ˈænɪml/CEFR A1

প্রাণী, জন্তু

Meaning

A living creature that can move and feel, but is not a plant or a human.

Example sentences

The zoo keeps many wild animals.চিড়িয়াখানায় অনেক বন্য প্রাণী আছে।
A cow is a domestic animal.গরু একটি গৃহপালিত প্রাণী।
We should not be cruel to animals.প্রাণীদের প্রতি নিষ্ঠুর হওয়া উচিত নয়।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: creature, beast

Similar words, and what each means

creature
প্রাণী, জীব
Any living thing that can move, especially an animal.
beast
পশু, জন্তু
A large or dangerous animal, especially in stories.

Other English words for “প্রাণী, জন্তু”

creature
Any living thing that can move, especially an animal.
beast
A large or dangerous animal, especially in stories.

Opposite words

human
মানব, মানুষ-সংক্রান্ত
Relating to people rather than animals, machines or gods.

“animal” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Two more secret-keeping idioms live on our food and animal pages: 'spill the beans' and 'let the cat out of the bag' both mean to reveal a secret.
English Idioms about Honesty and Lying →
Then comes “barking up the wrong tree”, which comes from hunting dogs that chase an animal up one tree and then bark at another, and there is no Bangla road into it at all.
English Idioms about Nature →
Give one word for: an animal that eats both plants and meat.
One Word Substitutes in English →

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“animal” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • চাকার উপরের ঢাকনা, ফেন্ডার
- • প্রাণী, জন্তু
- • লণ্ঠন, ফানুস
- • আকস্মিক ঝোড়ো হাওয়া
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প্রাণী, জন্তু — animal (noun) — প্রাণী, জন্তু. A living creature that can move and feel, but is not a plant or a human.
Which word is closest in meaning to “animal”?
- • oligopoly
- • magistrate
- • creature
- • streaming
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creature — creature — প্রাণী, জীব. Any living thing that can move, especially an animal.

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