higher animal; vertebrate; mammal
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
higher animal (in zoology); vertebrates; animals with complex body structures
formalA technical term in zoology, referring to animals with a backbone and complex organ systems, as opposed to 'lower animals' (低等动物).
Rén人
lèi类
、
niǎo鸟
lèi类
hé和
yú鱼
lèi类
dōu都
shǔ属
yú于
gāo高
děng等
dòng动
wù物
。
Humans, birds, and fish all belong to higher animals.
Shēng生
wù物
xué学
kè课
běn本
zhōng中
xiáng详
xì细
jiǎng讲
jiě解
le了
gāo高
děng等
dòng动
wù物
de的
shēng生
lǐ理
jié结
gòu构
。
The biology textbook explains the physiological structure of higher animals in detail.
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Yán研
jiū究
gāo高
děng等
dòng动
wù物
de的
xíng行
wéi为
yǒu有
zhù助
yú于
lǐ理
jiě解
rén人
lèi类
de的
jìn进
huà化
。
Studying the behavior of higher animals helps in understanding human evolution.
noun
higher animal (narrow sense); mammal
neutralIn everyday or more specific contexts, it may refer specifically to mammals, which are considered the most advanced class of vertebrates.
Zài在
zhè这
gè个
bǎo保
hù护
qū区
nèi内
，
nǐ你
kě可
yǐ以
kàn看
dào到
duō多
zhǒng种
gāo高
děng等
dòng动
wù物
，
rú如
lǎo老
hǔ虎
、
dà大
xiàng象
hé和
hóu猴
zi子
。
In this nature reserve, you can see various higher animals, such as tigers, elephants, and monkeys.
Yǔ与
pá爬
xíng行
dòng动
wù物
xiāng相
bǐ比
，
bǔ哺
rǔ乳
dòng动
wù物
shì是
gèng更
diǎn典
xíng型
de的
gāo高
děng等
dòng动
wù物
。
Compared to reptiles, mammals are more typical higher animals.