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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

invertebrate go
any animal lacking a backbone or notochord

arthropod go
invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin

insect go
small air-breathing arthropod

beetle go
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings

lamellicorn beetle go
beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments

scarabaeid beetle, scarabaeid, scarabaean
any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes

noun.animal

7 Subcategories

dung beetle go
any of numerous beetles that roll balls of dung on which they feed and in which they lay eggs
June beetle, June bug, May bug, May beetle go
any of various large usually brown North American leaf-eating beetles common in late spring
Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica go
small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia
Oriental beetle, Asiatic beetle, Anomala orientalis go
introduced into United States from the Orient
rhinoceros beetle go
any of various large chiefly tropical beetles having horns on the head
melolonthid beetle go
any of various beetles of the family (or subfamily) Melolonthidae
rose chafer, rose beetle, Cetonia aurata go
a common metallic green European beetle: larvae feed on plant roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. roses