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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

aquatic vertebrate go
animal living wholly or chiefly in or on water

fish
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

noun.animal

13 Subcategories

bottom-feeder, bottom-dweller go
a fish that lives and feeds on the bottom of a body of water
bottom lurkers go
a fish that lurks on the bottom of a body of water
cartilaginous fish, chondrichthian go
fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified
fingerling go
a young or small fish
game fish, sport fish go
any fish providing sport for the angler
food fish go
any fish used for food by human beings
rough fish go
any fish useless for food or sport or even as bait
young fish go
a fish that is young
mouthbreeder go
any of various fishes that carry their eggs and their young in their mouths
spawner go
a female fish at spawning time
northern snakehead go
a voracious freshwater fish that is native to northeastern China
bony fish go
any fish of the class Osteichthyes
climbing perch, Anabas testudineus, A. testudineus go
a small perch of India whose gills are modified to allow it to breathe air