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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
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organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna go
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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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
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
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bird go
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
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shorebird, shore bird, limicoline bird go
any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
stilt, stiltbird, longlegs, long-legs, stilt plover, Himantopus stilt
long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
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4 Subcategories
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black-necked stilt, Himantopus mexicanus go
stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck
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black-winged stilt, Himantopus himantopus go
stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings
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white-headed stilt, Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus go
stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck
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kaki, Himantopus novae-zelandiae go
blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt