superanimal
/ˌsuːpərˈanɪml/ /ˌsjuːpərˈanɪml/adjective
1Of a human attribute, faculty, etc.: derived from or relating to the intellectual, moral, or spiritual side of man, rather than the physical or instinctive. Compare animal. Now rare.
2Of an animal or its characteristics: greater than or transcending that which is typical of an animal.
Origin
Mid 17th century; earliest use found in Richard Baxter (1615–1691), ejected minister and religious writer. From super- + animal.
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- light gun
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- light-headedly
- light-headedness
- light-hearted
- light-heartedly
- light-heartedness
- light heavyweight
- lighthouse
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- plate matter
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