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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

even-toed ungulate, artiodactyl, artiodactyl mammal go
placental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each foot

swine
stout-bodied short-legged omnivorous animals

noun.animal

7 Subcategories

hog, pig, grunter, squealer, Sus scrofa go
domestic swine
boar go
an uncastrated male hog
sow go
an adult female hog
razorback, razorback hog, razorbacked hog go
a mongrel hog with a thin body and long legs and a ridged back
Sus scrofa, boar, wild boar go
Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come
babirusa, babiroussa, babirussa, Babyrousa Babyrussa go
Indonesian wild pig with enormous curved canine teeth
warthog go
African wild swine with warty protuberances on the face and large protruding tusks