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

food fish go
any fish used for food by human beings

salmon
any of various large food and game fishes of northern waters

noun.animal

7 Subcategories

blackfish go
female salmon that has recently spawned
redfish go
male salmon that has recently spawned
Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar go
found in northern coastal Atlantic waters or tributaries
sockeye, sockeye salmon, red salmon, blueback salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka go
small salmon with red flesh
chinook, chinook salmon, king salmon, quinnat salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha go
large Pacific salmon valued as food
chum salmon, chum, Oncorhynchus keta go
a large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back
coho, cohoe, coho salmon, blue jack, silver salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch go
small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes