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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

carnivore go
a terrestrial or aquatic flesh-eating mammal

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

weasel
small carnivorous mammal with short legs and elongated body and neck

noun.animal

5 Subcategories

ermine, shorttail weasel, Mustela erminea go
mustelid of northern hemisphere in its white winter coat
New World least weasel, Mustela rixosa go
of Canada and northeastern United States
Old World least weasel, Mustela nivalis go
of Europe
longtail weasel, long-tailed weasel, Mustela frenata go
the common American weasel distinguished by large size and black-tipped tail
muishond go
southern African weasel