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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 go
any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food

heron go
grey or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill

egret
any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season

noun.animal

5 Subcategories

snowy egret, snowy heron, Egretta thula go
small New World egret
little egret, Egretta garzetta go
Old World egret
great white heron, Casmerodius albus go
widely distributed Old World white egret
great white heron, American egret, Egretta albus go
a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America
cattle egret, Bubulcus ibis go
small white egret widely distributed in warm regions often found around grazing animals