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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

ant, emmet, pismire go
social insect living in organized colonies

slave-making ant, slave-maker go
an ant that attacks colonies of other ant species and carries off the young to be reared as slave ants

Amazon ant, Polyergus rufescens
small reddish slave-making ant species

noun.animal

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