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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

natural object go
an object occurring naturally

body, dead body
a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person

noun.body

5 Subcategories

carcase, carcass go
the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
carrion go
the dead and rotting body of an animal
roadkill go
the dead body of an animal that has been killed on a road by a vehicle
cadaver, corpse, stiff, clay, remains go
the dead body of a human being
mummy go
a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt)