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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

larva go
the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose

caterpillar go
a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

tent caterpillar
the larvae of moths that build and live in communal silken webs in orchard and shade trees

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Malacosoma disstria, forest tent caterpillar go
larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a web resembling a carpet rather than a tent