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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 go
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

fly
two-winged insects characterized by active flight

noun.animal

8 Subcategories

housefly, house fly, Musca domestica go
common fly that frequents human habitations and spreads many diseases
tsetse fly, tsetse, tzetze fly, tzetze, glossina go
bloodsucking African fly
blowfly, blow fly go
large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly
flesh fly, Sarcophaga carnaria go
fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living animals
tachina fly go
bristly fly whose larvae live parasitically in caterpillars and other insects
gadfly go
any of various large flies that annoy livestock
bee fly go
hairy nectar-eating fly that resembles a bee
horn fly, Haematobia irritans go
small black European fly introduced into North America