stunt vs animate being

stunt and animate being both are nouns.

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

As nouns, animate being is a hypernym of stunt; that is, animate being is a word with a broader meaning than stunt:

stunt: a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth
animate being: a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

Other hypernyms of stunt include animal, beast, brute, creature, fauna.

stunt (noun)	animate being (noun)
a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
a creature (especially a whale) that has been prevented from attaining full growth

stunt (verb)	animate being (verb)
perform a stunt or stunts
to look good
check the growth or development of