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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

bat, chiropteran go
nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate

carnivorous bat, microbat go
typically having large ears and feeding primarily on insects

leafnose bat, leaf-nosed bat go
bat having a leaflike flap at the end of the nose

false vampire, false vampire bat go
any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects

big-eared bat, Megaderma lyra
large carnivorous Old World bat with very large ears

noun.animal

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