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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

pinniped mammal, pinniped, pinnatiped go
aquatic carnivorous mammal having a streamlined body specialized for swimming with limbs modified as flippers

seal go
any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed

eared seal go
pinniped mammal having external ear flaps and hind limbs used for locomotion on land

sea lion go
any of several large eared seals of the northern Pacific related to fur seals but lacking their valuable coat

California sea lion, Zalophus californianus, Zalophus californicus
often trained as a show animal

noun.animal

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