| NOUN | substance | animal material | material derived from animals |
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| Meaning | material derived from animals. | |
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| Narrower | animal fat | Any fat obtained from animals |
| animal oil | Any oil obtained from animal substances | |
| animal product | A product made from animal material | |
| bone, osseous tissue | The porous calcified substance from which bones are made | |
| dentine, dentin | A calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth | |
| feather, plume, plumage | The light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds | |
| horn | The material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails | |
| shell | The material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals | |
| Broader | material, stuff | The tangible / tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object |
| Spanish | materia animal | |
| Catalan | materia animal | |
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