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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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pinniped mammal, pinniped, pinnatiped go
aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers
aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers
seal
any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed
any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed
noun.animal
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crabeater seal, crab-eating seal go
silvery grey Antarctic seal subsisting on crustaceans
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eared seal go
pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land
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earless seal, true seal, hair seal go
any of several seals lacking external ear flaps and having a stiff hairlike coat with hind limbs reduced to swimming flippers