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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

arthropod go
invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin

crustacean go
any mainly aquatic arthropod usually having a segmented body and chitinous exoskeleton

malacostracan crustacean
a major subclass of crustaceans

noun.animal

4 Subcategories

krill go
shrimp-like planktonic crustaceans
opossum shrimp go
shrimp-like crustaceans whose females carry eggs and young in a pouch between the legs
isopod go
any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling
amphipod go
a kind of malacostracan crustacean