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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

sphenisciform seabird go
flightless cold-water seabirds: penguins

penguin
short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers

noun.animal

5 Subcategories

Adelie, Adelie penguin, Pygoscelis adeliae go
medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie Coast of Antarctica
king penguin, Aptenodytes patagonica go
large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle
emperor penguin, Aptenodytes forsteri go
the largest penguin
jackass penguin, Spheniscus demersus go
small penguin of South America and southern Africa with a braying call
rock hopper, crested penguin go
small penguin of the Falkland Islands and New Zealand