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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

marten, marten cat
agile slender-bodied arboreal mustelids somewhat larger than weasels

noun.animal

6 Subcategories

pine marten, Martes martes go
dark brown marten of northern Eurasian coniferous forests
sable, Martes zibellina go
marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur
American marten, American sable, Martes americana go
valued for its fur
stone marten, beech marten, Martes foina go
Eurasian marten having a brown coat with pale breast and throat
fisher, pekan, fisher cat, black cat, Martes pennanti go
large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
yellow-throated marten, Charronia flavigula go
large yellow and black marten of southern China and Burma