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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

rat go
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse

pocket rat go
any of various rodents with cheek pouches

gopher, pocket gopher, pouched rat go
burrowing rodent of the family Geomyidae having large external cheek pouches

southeastern pocket gopher, Geomys pinetis
gopher of Alabama and Georgia and Florida

noun.animal

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