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working animal

working animal noun: an animal which is kept mainly to do work, such as a draft animal or a service animal, not mainly as a pet nor for its animal products.

Noun

working animal (plural working animals)

  1. An animal which is kept mainly to do work, such as a draft animal or a service animal, not mainly as a pet nor for its animal products.

Forms of working animal

pluralworking animals

Questions about working animal

What does working animal mean?
Working animal means an animal which is kept mainly to do work, such as a draft animal or a service animal, not mainly as a pet nor for its animal products.
What part of speech is working animal?
Working animal is a noun.
What is the plural of working animal?
The plural of working animal is working animals.

Words near working animal in the dictionary

  1. workies
  2. workiest
  3. workin'
  4. working
  5. working alive
  6. working animal
  7. working animals
  8. working around
  9. working at
  10. working away
  11. working back

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