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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
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organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna go
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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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
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
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bat, chiropteran go
nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
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leafnose bat, leaf-nosed bat
bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose
bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose
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macrotus, Macrotus californicus go
large-eared greyish bat of southern California and northwestern Mexico
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spearnose bat go
New World bat with a pointed nose leaf
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Phyllostomus hastatus go
a variety of leaf-nosed bat
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hognose bat, Choeronycteris mexicana go
small-eared Mexican bat with a long slender nose
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horseshoe bat go
a bat of the family Rhinolophidae having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
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horseshoe bat go
any of numerous bats of the family Hipposideridae of northwest Africa or Philippines or Australia having a horseshoe-shaped leaf on the nose
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orange bat, orange horseshoe bat, Rhinonicteris aurantius go
a common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or yellow fur
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false vampire, false vampire bat go
any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects