-al; -ial, -eal
(Latin: suffix; pertaining to, like, of the kind of, relating to, characterized by, belonging to; action of, process of)
Alluvial soil is rich and fertile earth and can be found in aquatic communities (living in or on water and is a substantial part of the life span and is generally restricted to fresh water or inland waters).
2. Based on, typical of, or relating to an alphabet: All the words in the dictionary are arranged in qn alphabetical sequence.
Certain cheeses that are exceptionally pleasing to taste can be described as ambrosial.
3. Of or worthy of the gods; divine: The wine was termed to be ambrosial and tasted heavenly, and fit for supreme beings!
2. Etymology: from Latin ambi-, "around, both, in two ways"; which is directly related to ambo-, "both" + urbanus, "belonging to the city or town"; from urbs, urbis, "a city".
Susan hurt the anconeal region of her left arm when she fell down on the the icy sidewalk.
An animal is a creature that is distinguished from plants by having independent movements and responsive sense organs.
2. Any member of the kingdom Animalia, comprising of multicellular organisms that have a well-defined shape and usually limited growth, can move voluntarily, actively acquire food and digest it internally, and have sensory and nervous systems that allow them to respond rapidly to stimuli: Some animals are restricted to being quadrupeds and applied especially to such as those that are used by man, as a horse, a donkey, or a dog.3. Etymology: from Latin animale, "living being, a being which breathes."
An older definition from the 1755 Dictionary of the English Language
Animals are such beings, which, besides the power of growing, and producing their kind, as plants and vegetables have, are endowed also with sensation and spontaneous motion.