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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

domestic animal, domesticated animal go
any of various animals that have been tamed and made fit for a human environment

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

hunting dog go
a dog used in hunting game

terrier
any of several usually small short-bodied breeds originally trained to hunt animals living underground

noun.animal

24 Subcategories

bullterrier, bull terrier go
a powerful short-haired terrier originated in England by crossing the bulldog with terriers
Bedlington terrier go
a light terrier groomed to resemble a lamb
Border terrier go
small rough-coated terrier of British origin
Kerry blue terrier go
an Irish breed of medium-sized terriers with a silky blue-grey coat
Irish terrier go
medium-sized breed with a wiry brown coat
Norfolk terrier go
English breed of small terrier with a straight wiry grizzled coat and dropped ears
Norwich terrier go
English breed of small short-legged terrier with a straight wiry red or grey or black-and-tan coat and erect ears
Yorkshire terrier go
very small breed having a long glossy coat of bluish-grey and tan
rat terrier, ratter go
any of several breeds of terrier developed to catch rats
fox terrier go
small lively black-and-white terriers formerly used to dig out foxes
wirehair, wirehaired terrier, wire-haired terrier go
a terrier with wiry hair
Airedale, Airedale terrier go
breed of large wiry-coated terrier bred in Yorkshire
cairn, cairn terrier go
small rough-haired breed of terrier from Scotland
Australian terrier go
small greyish wire-haired breed of terrier from Australia similar to the cairn
Dandie Dinmont, Dandie Dinmont terrier go
a breed of small terrier with long wiry coat and drooping ears
Boston bull, Boston terrier go
small pug-faced American terrier breed having a smooth brindle or black coat with white markings
schnauzer go
old German breed of sturdy black or greyish wire-haired terriers having a blunt muzzle ranging in size from fairly small to very large
Scotch terrier, Scottish terrier, Scottie go
old Scottish breed of small long-haired usually black terrier with erect tail and ears
Tibetan terrier, chrysanthemum dog go
breed of medium-sized terriers bred in Tibet resembling Old English sheepdogs with fluffy curled tails
silky terrier, Sydney silky go
Australian breed of toy dogs having a silky blue coat
Skye terrier go
Scottish breed of terrier with shaggy hair and long low body with short legs
soft-coated wheaten terrier go
Irish breed of medium-sized terrier with an abundant coat any shade of wheat and very hairy head and muzzle
West Highland white terrier go
small white long-coated terrier developed in Scotland
Lhasa, Lhasa apso go
a breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in Tibet as watchdogs