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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

wasp go
social or solitary hymenopterans typically having a slender body with the abdomen attached by a narrow stalk and having a formidable sting

sphecoid wasp, sphecoid
any of various solitary wasps

noun.animal

3 Subcategories

mason wasp go
solitary wasp that constructs nests of hardened mud or clay for the young
digger wasp go
solitary wasp that digs nests in the soil and stocks them with paralyzed insects for the larvae
mud dauber go
wasp that constructs mud cells on a solid base in which females place eggs laid in paralyzed insect larvae