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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

dipterous insect, two-winged insects, dipteran, dipteron
insects having usually a single pair of functional wings (anterior pair) with the posterior pair reduced to small knobbed structures and mouth parts adapted for sucking or lapping or piercing

noun.animal

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gallfly, gall midge, gall gnat go
fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants
fly go
two-winged insects characterized by active flight
robber fly, bee killer go
swift predatory fly having a strong body like a bee with the proboscis hardened for sucking juices of other insects captured on the wing
fruit fly, pomace fly go
any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits
louse fly, hippoboscid go
bloodsucking dipterous fly parasitic on birds and mammals
mosquito go
two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
gnat go
any of various small biting flies: midges
fungus gnat go
mosquito-like insect whose larvae feed on fungi or decaying vegetation
fungus gnat, sciara, sciarid go
minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings
daddy longlegs, crane fly go
long-legged slender flies that resemble large mosquitoes but do not bite