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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

sporting dog, gun dog go
a dog trained to work with sportsmen when they hunt with guns

spaniel
any of several breeds of small to medium-sized gun dogs with a long silky coat and long frilled ears

noun.animal

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Brittany spaniel go
tall active short-tailed French breed of bird dog having a usually smooth orange- or liver-and-white coat
clumber, clumber spaniel go
a thickset spaniel with longish silky hair
field spaniel go
large usually black hunting and retrieving spaniel with a dense flat or slightly wavy coat
springer spaniel, springer go
a large spaniel with wavy silky coat usually black or liver and white
cocker spaniel, English cocker spaniel, cocker go
a small breed with wavy silky hair
Sussex spaniel go
an English breed with short legs and a golden liver-colored coat
water spaniel go
any dog of two large curly-coated breeds used for hunting waterfowl