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== Usage of the word ''animal'' ==

In everyday usage ''animal'' refers to any member of the [[animal kingdom]] that is not a [[human being]], orand sometimes onlyexcludes to[[insects]], mammalsalthough includes such arthropods as crabs. This confusion stems primarily from the familiarity with zoo animals, reptilesfarm animals and amphibianspets, not from an analytical distinction between insects, humans and the rest of the animal kingdom.

== Examples ==