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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

orthopterous insect, orthopteron, orthopteran go
any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts

hopper, grasshopper go
terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping

long-horned grasshopper, tettigoniid go
grasshoppers with long threadlike antennae and well-developed stridulating organs on the forewings of the male

sand cricket, Jerusalem cricket, Stenopelmatus fuscus
large wingless nocturnal grasshopper that burrows in loose soil along the Pacific coast of the United States

noun.animal

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