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animalism

an.i.mal.ism \'an-*-m*-.liz-*m\ \-m*-l*st\ \.an-*-'lis-tik\ n 1a1: the 
   qualities typical of animals; esp : buoyant health and uni nhibited 
   vitality 1a2: the exercise of these qualities  1b: preoccupation with the 
   satisfaction of physical drives or wants  2: a theory that human beings are 
   nothing more than animals  - an.i.mal.ist n