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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
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organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna go
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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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
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
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hominid
a primate of the family Hominidae
a primate of the family Hominidae
noun.animal
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homo, man, human being, human go
any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage
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Pithecanthropus, Pithecanthropus erectus, genus Pithecanthropus go
former genus of primitive apelike men now Homo erectus
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Sinanthropus, genus Sinanthropus go
genus to which Peking man was formerly assigned
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Javanthropus, genus Javanthropus go
former genus of primitive man
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australopithecine go
any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus
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Sivapithecus go
fossil primates found in India
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dryopithecine go
considered a possible ancestor to both anthropoid apes and humans