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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

bivalve, pelecypod, lamellibranch go
marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together

clam
burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud

noun.animal

6 Subcategories

soft-shell clam, steamer, steamer clam, long-neck clam, Mya arenaria go
an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe
quahog, quahaug, hard-shell clam, hard clam, round clam, Venus mercenaria, Mercenaria mercenaria go
an edible American clam
geoduck go
a large edible clam found burrowing deeply in sandy mud along the Pacific coast of North America
razor clam, jackknife clam, knife-handle go
marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell
giant clam, Tridacna gigas go
a large clam inhabiting reefs in the southern Pacific and weighing up to 500 pounds
shipworm, teredinid go
wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells