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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

bear
massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws

noun.animal

7 Subcategories

bear cub go
a young bear
brown bear, bruin, Ursus arctos go
large ferocious bear of Eurasia
bruin go
a conventional name for a bear used in tales following usage in the old epic `Reynard the Fox'
American black bear, black bear, Ursus americanus, Euarctos americanus go
brown to black North American bear
black bear, Asiatic black bear, Ursus thibetanus, Selenarctos thibetanus go
bear with a black coat living in central and eastern Asia
ice bear, polar bear, Ursus Maritimus, Thalarctos maritimus go
white bear of Arctic regions
sloth bear, Melursus ursinus, Ursus ursinus go
common coarse-haired long-snouted bear of south-central Asia