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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

carnivore go
a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal

canine, canid
any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles

noun.animal

7 Subcategories

bitch go
female of any member of the dog family
dog, domestic dog, Canis familiaris go
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times
wolf go
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
jackal, Canis aureus go
Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog
wild dog go
any of various undomesticated mammals of the family Canidae that are thought to resemble domestic dogs as distinguished from jackals or wolves
hyena, hyaena go
doglike nocturnal mammal of Africa and southern Asia that feeds chiefly on carrion
fox go
alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail