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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

chordate go
any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column

vertebrate, craniate go
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium

mammal, mammalian go
any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair

placental, placental mammal, eutherian, eutherian mammal go
mammals having a placenta

lagomorph, gnawing mammal go
relative large gnawing animals

leporid, leporid mammal go
rabbits and hares

hare
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs

noun.animal

5 Subcategories

leveret go
a young hare especially one in its first year
European hare, Lepus europaeus go
large hare introduced in North America
jackrabbit go
large hare of western North America
polar hare, Arctic hare, Lepus arcticus go
a large hare of northern North America
snowshoe hare, snowshoe rabbit, varying hare, Lepus americanus go
large large-footed North American hare