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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

mammal, mammalian go
any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair

placental, placental mammal, eutherian, eutherian mammal go
mammals having a placenta

aquatic mammal go
whales and dolphins

cetacean, cetacean mammal, blower go
large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales

whale go
any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head

baleen whale, whalebone whale go
whale with plates of whalebone along the upper jaw for filtering plankton from the water

rorqual, razorback go
any of several baleen whales of the family Balaenopteridae having longitudinal grooves on the throat and a small pointed dorsal fin

finback, finback whale, fin whale, common rorqual, Balaenoptera physalus
large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat

noun.animal

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