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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

lepidopterous insect, lepidopteron, lepidopteran go
insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scales

butterfly
diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings

noun.animal

6 Subcategories

nymphalid, nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed butterfly go
medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast
ringlet, ringlet butterfly go
any of various butterflies belonging to the family Satyridae
danaid, danaid butterfly go
large tropical butterfly with degenerate forelegs and an unpleasant taste
pierid, pierid butterfly go
any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs
sulphur butterfly, sulfur butterfly go
any of numerous yellow or orange butterflies
lycaenid, lycaenid butterfly go
any of various butterflies of the family Lycaenidae