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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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cetacean, cetacean mammal, blower go
large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales
large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales
whale
any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
noun.animal
4 Subcategories
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baleen whale, whalebone whale go
whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water
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toothed whale go
any of several whales having simple conical teeth and feeding on fish etc.
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narwhal, narwal, narwhale, Monodon monoceros go
small Arctic whale the male having a long spiral ivory tusk
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spouter go
a spouting whale