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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

seabird, sea bird, seafowl
a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls

noun.animal

8 Subcategories

coastal diving bird go
gull family
auk go
black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
puffin go
any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills
gaviiform seabird go
seabirds of the order Gaviiformes
podicipitiform seabird go
aquatic birds related to the loons
pelecaniform seabird go
large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet
sphenisciform seabird go
flightless cold-water seabirds: penguins
pelagic bird, oceanic bird go
bird of the open seas