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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

chordate go
any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column

vertebrate, craniate go
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium

bird go
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

aquatic bird go
wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water

wading bird, wader
any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food

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18 Subcategories

stork go
large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage
shoebill, shoebird, Balaeniceps rex go
large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe
ibis go
wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills
spoonbill go
wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon
flamingo go
large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill
heron go
grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
crane go
large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world
courlan, Aramus guarauna go
wading bird of South America and Central America
limpkin, Aramus pictus go
wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call
crested cariama, seriema, Cariama cristata go
Brazilian Cariama
seriema, chunga, Chunga burmeisteri go
Argentinian Cariama
rail go
any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
bustard go
large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight
button quail, button-quail, bustard quail, hemipode go
small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and northern Africa that lacks a hind toe
ortygan go
any of several East Indian birds
plain wanderer, Pedionomus torquatus go
small Australian bird related to the button quail
trumpeter go
large gregarious crane-like bird of the forests of South America having glossy black plumage and a loud prolonged cry
shorebird, shore bird, limicoline bird go
any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries