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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

homopterous insect, homopteran go
insects having membranous forewings and hind wings

louse, plant louse go
any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants

aphid
any of various small plant-sucking insects

noun.animal

5 Subcategories

apple aphid, green apple aphid, Aphis pomi go
bright green aphid
blackfly, bean aphid, Aphis fabae go
blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets
greenfly go
greenish aphid
ant cow go
excretes a honeylike substance eaten by ants
woolly aphid, woolly plant louse go
secretes a waxy substance like a mass of fine curly white cotton or woolly threads