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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 go
placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot

equine, equid go
hoofed mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck

horse, Equus caballus
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

noun.animal

29 Subcategories

roan go
a horse having a brownish coat thickly sprinkled with white or gray
stablemate, stable companion go
a horse stabled with another or one of several horses owned by the same person
gee-gee go
a word for horse used by children or in adult slang
eohippus, dawn horse go
earliest horse
mesohippus go
North American three-toed Oligocene animal
protohippus go
Pliocene horse approaching donkeys in size
male horse go
the male of species Equus caballus
mare, female horse go
female equine animal
mount, saddle horse, riding horse go
a lightweight horse kept for riding only
pony go
a range horse of the western United States
polo pony go
a small agile horse specially bred and trained for playing polo
wild horse go
undomesticated or feral domestic horse
hack go
a horse kept for hire
hack, jade, nag, plug go
an old or over-worked horse
pony go
any of various breeds of small gentle horses usually less than five feet high at the shoulder
racehorse, race horse, bangtail go
a horse bred for racing
steeplechaser go
a horse trained to run in steeplechases
stalking-horse go
a horse behind which a hunter hides while stalking game
harness horse go
horse used for pulling vehicles
workhorse go
a horse used for plowing and hauling and other heavy labor
post horse, post-horse, poster go
a horse kept at an inn or post house for use by mail carriers or for rent to travelers
pacer go
a horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together
stepper, high stepper go
a horse trained to lift its feet high off the ground while walking or trotting
chestnut go
a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse
liver chestnut go
a solid dark brown horse
bay go
a horse of a moderate reddish-brown color
sorrel go
a horse of a brownish orange to light brown color
palomino go
a horse of light tan or golden color with cream-colored or white mane and tail
pinto go
a spotted or calico horse or pony