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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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arthropod go
invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
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beetle go
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
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scarabaeid beetle, scarabaeid, scarabaean go
any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes
any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes
melolonthid beetle
any of various beetles of the family (or subfamily) Melolonthidae
any of various beetles of the family (or subfamily) Melolonthidae
noun.animal
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May bug, May beetle, cockchafer, Melolontha melolontha go
any of various large European beetles destructive to vegetation as both larvae and adult
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rose chafer, rose bug, Macrodactylus subspinosus go
common North American beetle: larvae feed on roots and adults on leaves and flowers of e.g. rose bushes or apple trees or grape vines