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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

louse, sucking louse
wingless usually flattened bloodsucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals

noun.animal

4 Subcategories

common louse, Pediculus humanus go
head or body louse
head louse, Pediculus capitis go
infests the head and body of humans
body louse, cootie, Pediculus corporis go
a parasitic louse that infests the body of human beings
crab, crab louse, pubic louse, Phthirius pubis go
a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body