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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

moth
typically crepuscular or nocturnal insect having a stout body and feathery or hairlike antennae

noun.animal

14 Subcategories

moth miller, miller go
any of various moths that have powdery wings
tortricid, tortricid moth go
any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings
lymantriid, tussock moth go
dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees
geometrid, geometrid moth go
slender-bodied broad-winged moth whose larvae are called measuring worms
pyralid, pyralid moth go
usually tropical slender-bodied long-legged moth whose larvae are crop pests
tineoid, tineoid moth go
small dull-colored moth with chewing mouthparts
gelechiid, gelechiid moth go
small slender-winged moths whose larvae are agricultural pests
noctuid moth, noctuid, owlet moth go
usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth
hawkmoth, hawk moth, sphingid, sphinx moth, hummingbird moth go
any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
bombycid, bombycid moth, silkworm moth go
moderate-sized Asiatic moth whose larvae feed on mulberry leaves and produce silk
saturniid, saturniid moth go
large brightly colored and usually tropical moth
arctiid, arctiid moth go
stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously striped or spotted wings
lasiocampid, lasiocampid moth go
medium-sized stout-bodied neutral-colored moths with comb-like antennae
tent-caterpillar moth, Malacosoma americana go
moth whose larvae are tent caterpillars