Topic Navigator

Noun Tree | Nouns Groups | Verb Groups | Search

Parent Categories

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

carnivore go
a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal

musteline mammal, mustelid, musteline
fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals

noun.animal

14 Subcategories

weasel go
small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck
mink go
slender-bodied semiaquatic mammal having partially webbed feet
polecat, fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela putorius go
dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
ferret, black-footed ferret, Mustela nigripes go
musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States
otter go
freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
sea otter, Enhydra lutris go
large marine otter of northern Pacific coasts having very thick dark brown fur
polecat, skunk, wood pussy go
American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled
badger go
sturdy carnivorous burrowing mammal with strong claws
ratel, honey badger, Mellivora capensis go
nocturnal badger-like carnivore of wooded regions of Africa and southern Asia
wolverine, carcajou, skunk bear, Gulo luscus go
stocky shaggy-coated North American carnivorous mammal
wolverine, glutton, Gulo gulo go
musteline mammal of northern Eurasia
grison, Grison vittatus, Galictis vittatus go
carnivore of Central America and South America resembling a weasel with a greyish-white back and dark underparts
marten, marten cat go
agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels
tayra, taira, Eira barbara go
long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central America and South America