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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 go
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

mount, saddle horse, riding horse
a lightweight horse kept for riding only

noun.animal

17 Subcategories

remount go
a fresh horse especially (formerly) to replace one killed or injured in battle
palfrey go
especially a light saddle horse for a woman
warhorse go
horse used in war
prancer go
a mettlesome or fiery horse
hack go
a saddle horse used for transportation rather than sport etc.
cow pony go
a light saddle horse trained for herding cattle
quarter horse go
a small powerful horse originally bred for sprinting in quarter-mile races in Virginia
Morgan go
an American breed of small compact saddle horses
Tennessee walker, Tennessee walking horse, Walking horse, Plantation walking horse go
a horse marked by stamina and trained to move at a fast running walk
American saddle horse go
a high-stepping horse originating in Kentucky
Appaloosa go
a hardy breed of saddle horse developed in western North America and characteristically having a spotted rump
Arabian, Arab go
a spirited graceful and intelligent riding horse native to Arabia
Lippizan, Lipizzan, Lippizaner go
a compact and sturdy saddle horse that is bred and trained in Vienna
buckskin go
horse of a light yellowish dun color with dark mane and tail
crowbait, crow-bait go
an emaciated horse likely soon to become carrion and so attractive to crows
dun go
horse of a dull brownish grey color
grey, gray go
horse of a light gray or whitish color