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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna go
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

invertebrate go
any animal lacking a backbone or notochord

mollusk, mollusc, shellfish go
invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell

gastropod, univalve go
a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes

seasnail
any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks

noun.animal

6 Subcategories

neritid, neritid gastropod go
operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral shell
whelk go
large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell
triton go
tropical marine gastropods having beautifully colored spiral shells
moon shell, moonshell go
marine gastropods having smooth rounded shells that form short spires
periwinkle, winkle go
edible marine gastropod
limpet go
any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells