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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

primate go
any placental mammal of the order Primates

hominid go
a primate of the family Hominidae

homo, man, human being, human
any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

noun.animal

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man, world, human race, humanity, humankind, human beings, humans, mankind go
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
Homo erectus go
extinct species of primitive hominid with upright stature but small brain
Homo soloensis go
extinct primitive hominid of late Pleistocene
Homo habilis go
extinct species of upright East African hominid having some advanced humanlike characteristics
Homo sapiens go
the only surviving hominid
Neandertal man, Neanderthal man, Neandertal, Neanderthal, Homo sapiens neanderthalensis go
extinct robust human of Middle Paleolithic in Europe and western Asia
Rhodesian man, Homo rhodesiensis go
a primitive hominid resembling Neanderthal man but living in Africa