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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 go
a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls

pelecaniform seabird
large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet

noun.animal

6 Subcategories

pelican go
large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish
frigate bird, man-of-war bird go
long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail
gannet go
large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish
cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo go
large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish
darter, snakebird, anhinga go
fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill
tropic bird, tropicbird, boatswain bird go
mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land