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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

thing go
a separate and self-contained entity

part, piece go
a portion of a natural object

body part go
any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

organ go
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function

sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor go
an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation

eye, oculus, optic
the organ of sight

noun.body

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naked eye go
the eye unaided by any optical instrument that alters the power of vision or alters the apparent size or distance of objects
peeper go
an informal term referring to the eye
oculus dexter, OD go
the right eye
oculus sinister, OS go
the left eye
ocellus, simple eye, stemma go
an eye having a single lens
compound eye go
in insects and some crustaceans: composed of many light-sensitive elements each forming a portion of an image