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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

shorebird, shore bird, limicoline bird go
any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries

snipe
Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family

noun.animal

5 Subcategories

whole snipe, Gallinago gallinago go
common snipe of Eurasia and Africa
Wilson's snipe, Gallinago gallinago delicata go
American snipe
woodcock snipe, great snipe, Gallinago media go
Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe
jacksnipe, half snipe, Limnocryptes minima go
a small short-billed Old World snipe
dowitcher go
shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe