beast

Beast


1. Any animal other than a human; usually applied to land vertebrates. The bear can be a vicious beast when angry.
2. A domestic animal, especially a bovine farm animal. Oxen are used as a beast of burden.
3. A person who behaves in a violent, antisocial or uncivilized manner. When drunk he became a beast.

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Shown is a mythical beast