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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

sole
right-eyed flatfish

noun.animal

5 Subcategories

European sole, Solea solea go
highly valued as food
lemon sole, Solea lascaris go
small European sole
lemon sole, English sole, Parophrys vitulus go
popular pale brown food flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America
sand sole, Psettichthys melanostichus go
a common flatfish of the Pacific coast of North America
hogchoker, Trinectes maculatus go
useless as food