Balto-Slavic glottal stop
Fragment of a discussion from User talk:Rua
Wait, how is "animals" used in common speech?
Wait, how is "animals" used in common speech?
To include all of animalia except for humans.
Ah, okay. I was confused because I thought you were referring to the use of the word which only includes zoo animals, farm animals, etc. while excluding some animals like insects and arachnids. (If you've ever heard a child make a distinction between "animals" and "bugs")