имя существительное 1) зверь, животное; скотина; тварь Например: beast of burden — вьючное животное beast of prey — хищный зверь There's a little beast crawling up your back! — У тебя по спине кто-то ползёт! Синоним(ы): brute, animal 2) жестокий, бесчеловечный, свирепый человек; изверг 3) beasts скот 4) (the Beast) [библеистика] зверь, Антихрист
зоология зверь
noun Etymology: Middle English beste, from Anglo-French, from Latin bestia 1. a. a four-footed mammal as distinguished from a human being, a lower vertebrate, and an invertebrate b. a lower animal as distinguished from a human being c. an animal as distinguished from a plant d. an animal under human control 2. a contemptible person 3. something formidably difficult to control or deal with