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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

hymenopterous insect, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopter go
insects having two pairs of membranous wings and an ovipositor specialized for stinging or piercing

bee
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

noun.animal

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drone go
stingless male bee in a colony of social bees (especially honeybees) whose sole function is to mate with the queen
honeybee, Apis mellifera go
social bee often domesticated for the honey it produces
carpenter bee go
large solitary bee that lays eggs in tunnels bored into wood or plant stems
bumblebee, humblebee go
robust hairy social bee of temperate regions
cuckoo-bumblebee go
a bee that is parasitic in the nests of bumblebees
andrena, andrenid, mining bee go
a bee that is a member of the genus Andrena
Nomia melanderi, alkali bee go
a common solitary bee important for pollinating alfalfa in the western United States
leaf-cutting bee, leaf-cutter, leaf-cutter bee go
bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest
mason bee go
any of numerous solitary bees that build nests of hardened mud and sand
potter bee go
solitary bee that builds nests of mud or pebbles cemented together and attached to a plant