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

saturniid, saturniid moth
large brightly colored and usually tropical moth

noun.animal

9 Subcategories

emperor, emperor moth, Saturnia pavonia go
large moth of temperate forests of Eurasia having heavily scaled transparent wings
imperial moth, Eacles imperialis go
large American moth having yellow wings with purplish or brownish markings
silkworm moth, giant silkworm moth go
any silkworm moth of the family Saturniidae
luna moth, Actias luna go
large pale-green American moth with long-tailed hind wings and a yellow crescent-shaped mark on each forewing
cecropia, cecropia moth, Hyalophora cecropia go
North American silkworm moth
io moth, Automeris io go
large yellow American moth having a large eyelike spot on each hind wing
polyphemus moth, Antheraea polyphemus go
very large yellowish-brown American silkworm moth with large eyespots on hind wings
pernyi moth, Antheraea pernyi go
a Chinese moth that produces a brownish silk
tussah, tusseh, tussur, tussore, tusser, Antheraea mylitta go
oriental moth that produces brownish silk