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animat

/ˈæn.ɪ.mət/

animat noun: an artificial animal.

Noun

animat (plural animats)

  1. An artificial animal.

Forms of animat

pluralanimats

Origin of animat

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.

Questions about animat

What does animat mean?
Animat means an artificial animal.
What part of speech is animat?
Animat is a noun.
How do you pronounce animat?
Animat is pronounced /ˈæn.ɪ.mət/.
What is the plural of animat?
The plural of animat is animats.

Words near animat in the dictionary

  1. animas
  2. animash
  3. animashes
  4. animastic
  5. animastical
  6. animat
  7. animatable
  8. animate
  9. animated
  10. animated cartoon
  11. animated cartoons

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