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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

ungulate, hoofed mammal go
any of a number of mammals with hooves that are superficially similar but not necessarily closely related taxonomically

odd-toed ungulate, perissodactyl, perissodactyl mammal
placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot

noun.animal

3 Subcategories

equine, equid go
hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck
rhinoceros, rhino go
massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout
tapir go
large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate of tropical America and southeast Asia having a heavy body and fleshy snout