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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

snapper
any of several large sharp-toothed marine food and sport fishes of the family Lutjanidae of mainly tropical coastal waters

noun.animal

5 Subcategories

red snapper, Lutjanus blackfordi go
an esteemed food fish with pinkish red head and body
grey snapper, gray snapper, mangrove snapper, Lutjanus griseus go
found in shallow waters off the coast of Florida
mutton snapper, muttonfish, Lutjanus analis go
similar to and often marketed as `red snapper'
schoolmaster, Lutjanus apodus go
food fish of warm Caribbean and Atlantic waters
yellowtail, yellowtail snapper, Ocyurus chrysurus go
superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail