animate being vs tufted

animate being is a noun but tufted is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
animate being	Yes	No	No	No
tufted	No	Yes	No	No

animate being (noun)	tufted (noun)
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

animate being (adjective)	tufted (adjective)
	having or adorned with tufts
	(of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts
	(of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination