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Cruelty to men and to the lower animals as well, which would have passed unnoticed a century ago, now shocks the sensibilities and is regarded as wicked and degrading.
Elihu Root

Meaning of "lower animals" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LOWER ANIMALS

lower animals  [ˈləʊəʳ ˈænɪməlz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOWER ANIMALS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lower animals is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LOWER ANIMALS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lower animals in the English dictionary

The definition of lower animals in the dictionary is the lower animals relatively simple or primitive animals and not mammals or vertebrates.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOWER ANIMALS


articles
ˈɑːtɪk əlz
Brussels
ˈbrʌsəlz
chemicals
ˈkɛmɪkəlz
Chronicles
ˈkrɒnɪkəlz
credentials
krɪˈdenʃəlz
finals
ˈfaɪnəlz
gemels
ˈdʒɛməlz
Knowles
nəʃuəlz
materials
məˈtɪərɪəlz
Novels
ˈnɒvəlz
principles
ˈprɪnsɪpəlz
singles
ˈsɪŋɡəlz
subtitles
ˈsʌbˌtaɪtəlz
thermals
ˈθɜːməlz
titles
ˈtaɪtəlz
trammels
ˈtræməlz
travels
ˈtrævəlz
trembles
ˈtrɛmbəlz
trials
ˈtraɪəlz
troubles
ˈtrʌbəlz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOWER ANIMALS

lower abdomen
Lower Austria
lower back
Lower California
Lower Canada
lower case
lower chamber
lower class
lower classes
lower court
lower criticism
lower deck
Lower Egypt
lower house
Lower Hutt
lower jaw
Lower Karoo
Lower Lakes
lower leg
lower limb

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOWER ANIMALS

annals
at intervals
building materials
Casals
casuals
fundamentals
genitals
Hals
horse trials
Immortals
industrials
lower mammals
minerals
morals
People´s Dispensary for Sick Animals
petrochemicals
residuals
Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
vitals
vocals

Synonyms and antonyms of lower animals in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lower animals» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOWER ANIMALS

Find out the translation of lower animals to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lower animals from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lower animals» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

低等动物
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

animales inferiores
570 millions of speakers

English

lower animals
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कम जानवरों
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الحيوانات أقل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

низшие животные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

animais inferiores
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিম্ন প্রাণী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

animaux inférieurs
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Haiwan yang lebih rendah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

niederen Tieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

下等動物
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

하등 동물
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kewan ngisor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

động vật bậc thấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குறைந்த விலங்குகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमी प्राणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Alt hayvan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

animali inferiori
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niższe zwierzęta
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нижчі тварини
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

animalelor inferioare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κατώτερα ζώα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

laer diere
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lägre djur
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lavere dyr
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lower animals

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOWER ANIMALS»

The term «lower animals» is regularly used and occupies the 86.644 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LOWER ANIMALS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lower animals

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2 QUOTES WITH «LOWER ANIMALS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lower animals.
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Elihu Root
Cruelty to men and to the lower animals as well, which would have passed unnoticed a century ago, now shocks the sensibilities and is regarded as wicked and degrading.
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Edward Thorndike
For origin and development of human faculty we must look to these processes of association in lower animals.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOWER ANIMALS»

Discover the use of lower animals in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lower animals and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Physiological Approach to the Lower Animals
But while this is true of mammals it is not altogether true of the lower animals. In them we can readily recognize organs which are suggestive of the kidney — the nephridia of earthworms, for example — but such organs are not necessarily ...
J. A. Ramsay, 1968
2
Mind in the Lower Animals in Health and Disease: Mind in Disease
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
William Lauder Lindsay, 2012
3
On Comparative Longevity in Man and the Lower Animals
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
E. Ray Lankester, 2010
4
On Comparative Longevity in Man and the Lower Animals
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Edwin Ray Lankester, 2010
5
On the Relations of Man to the Lower Animals
Excerpt: ...with the tarsus.
Thomas Henry Huxley, 2010
6
The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals
I will begin by giving the three principles, which appear to me to account for most of the expressions and gestures involuntarily used by man and the lower animals , under the influence of various emotions and sensations.* I arrived, however, at ...
Charles Darwin, Paul Ekman, 1998
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The Dawn of Reason Or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again - worldwide.
James Weir, 2012
8
In Nature's Interests? : Interests, Animal Rights, and ...
Our first two statements regarding comparative neurophysiology, then, are the following: (S1) fish are distinguished from all lower animals by the presence of a recognizable cerebrum, and (S2) herps are distinguished from all lower animals by ...
Gary E. Varner Associate Professor of Philosophy Texas A & M University, 1998
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Metaphysics Reclaimed: How Religion and Science Can Be Partners
Do animals ("lower" animals) possess mind? It seems quite irrational to doubt that lower animals possess conscious powers, and therefore possess a genuine faculty of mind (to some great degree). It is quite plausible to even suggest that ...
Joseph Schrock, 2009
10
The Descent of Man
I had intended adding to the present volumes an essay on the expression of the various emotions by man and the lower animals. My attention was called to this subject many years ago by Sir Charles Bell's admirable work. This illustrious ...
Charles Darwin, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOWER ANIMALS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lower animals is used in the context of the following news items.
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Pope Economically Confused in Bolivia
That's right, more important than the plight of the poor, to His Holiness, is the plight of trees, water, and lower animals. That moral confusion ... «Acton Institute, Jul 15»
2
Is Space Sex the Final Frontier?
"The interesting thing about the sperm cell, in mammals and lower animals like sea urchins," he says, "is that the sperm are very similar, they're ... «NBC 10 Philadelphia, Jun 15»
3
The final frontier: Space sex
"The interesting thing about the sperm cell, in mammals and lower animals like sea urchins," he says, "is that the sperm are very similar, they're ... «Newsworks.org, Jun 15»
4
What 4000 years of hallucinations have taught us about our brain
... remarkable that one characteristic which seems to separate man from the allegedly lower animals is a recurring desire to escape from reality. «OUPblog, Jun 15»
5
Pope Francis' leaked encyclical: the good and the bad
... and places him above, all the lower animals and invests him with dominion over the Earth. (Only footnote 141 mentions the soul in passing.) ... «Lifesite, Jun 15»
6
Dirty Dancing In The Early 1900s
The 'Turkey Trot, 'Fox Trot,' 'Horse Trot, 'Fish Walk,' 'Dog Walk,' 'Tiger Dance,' and the 'Buzzard Lope,' are all imitative of the lower animals in ... «KOSU, Jun 15»
7
Somaliland: The Perilous Plague without a Bridle
These are the qualities that distinguish a human being from lower animals, and these qualities are first to be Guleid M Y Dalhadepressed, and ... «Somaliland Sun, Jun 15»
8
Somaliland:A Perilous Plague without Bridle
These are the qualities that distinguish a human being from lower animals, and these qualities are first to be depressed, and hence the person ... «SomalilandPress, Jun 15»
9
Bald Eagles Are Back In Big Way In Westchester, Hudson Valley
... that absorbed the toxic DDT into the lower animals and plants. The story of DDT's mis-use and over-use goes much deeper than the eagles, ... «The Daily Voice, Jun 15»
10
František Baluška: Evolutionary Science 'Stuck' on Wrong Track …
... Pollan in which Baluška is cited as well as Darwin's 1880 observation that the plant root tip "acts like the brain of some of the lower animals." «Huffington Post, Apr 15»

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