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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

viverrine, viverrine mammal go
small cat-like predatory mammals of warmer parts of the Old World

civet, civet cat
cat-like mammal typically secreting musk used in perfumes

noun.animal

7 Subcategories

large civet, Viverra zibetha go
common civet of India and southeast Asia
small civet, Viverricula indica, Viverricula malaccensis go
a common civet of southeast Asia
binturong, bearcat, Arctictis bintourong go
arboreal civet of Asia having a long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair
Cryptoprocta, genus Cryptoprocta go
large primitive cat-like carnivores inhabiting forests of Madagascar
fanaloka, Fossa fossa go
civet of Madagascar
banded palm civet, Hemigalus hardwickii go
an East Indian civet
palm cat, palm civet go
spotted or striped arboreal civet of southeast Asia and East Indies