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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
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organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna go
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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arthropod go
invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
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bug, hemipterous insect, hemipteran, hemipteron
insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base
insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base
noun.animal
6 Subcategories
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leaf bug, plant bug go
small bright-colored insect that feeds on plant juices
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lygaeid, lygaeid bug go
a true bug: usually bright-colored
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coreid bug, coreid go
a true bug
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bedbug, bed bug, chinch, Cimex lectularius go
bug of temperate regions that infests especially beds and feeds on human blood
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backswimmer, Notonecta undulata go
predaceous aquatic insect that swims on its back and may inflict painful bites
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true bug go
any of various insects of the order Hemiptera and especially of the suborder Heteroptera