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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

fruit fly, pomace fly
any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits

noun.animal

4 Subcategories

apple maggot, railroad worm, Rhagoletis pomonella go
larvae bore into and feed on apples
Mediterranean fruit fly, medfly, Ceratitis capitata go
small black-and-white fly that damages citrus and other fruits by implanting eggs that hatch inside the fruit
drosophila, Drosophila melanogaster go
small fruit fly used by Thomas Hunt Morgan in studying basic mechanisms of inheritance
vinegar fly go
flies whose larvae feed on pickles and imperfectly sealed preserves