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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

rodent, gnawer go
relatively small placental mammals having a single pair of constantly growing incisor teeth specialized for gnawing

lemming
any of various short-tailed furry-footed rodents of circumpolar distribution

noun.animal

6 Subcategories

European lemming, Lemmus lemmus go
notable for mass migrations even into the sea where many drown
brown lemming, Lemmus trimucronatus go
of northwestern Canada and Alaska
grey lemming, gray lemming, red-backed lemming go
Old World lemming
pied lemming go
North American lemming having a white winter coat and some claws much enlarged
southern bog lemming, Synaptomys cooperi go
of low bogs and meadows of northeastern and central United States and southern Canada
northern bog lemming, Synaptomys borealis go
of wet alpine and subalpine meadows of Canada and Alaska