animated cartoon

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. A motion picture or television film consisting of a photographed series of drawings, objects, or computer graphics that simulates motion by recording very slight, continuous changes in the images, frame by frame.

Wiktionary

1. n. Any of several types of film / movie, the frames of which are drawn by hand in order to give a sense of movement when projected in rapid sequence.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. a film made by photographing a series of cartoon drawings to give the illusion of movement when projected in rapid sequence