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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

microorganism, micro-organism go
any organism of microscopic size

protoctist go
any of the unicellular protists

alga, algae
primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves

noun.animal

11 Subcategories

seaweed go
plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae
golden algae go
algae having the pigments chlorophyll and carotene and xanthophyll
yellow-green algae go
any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigment
diatom go
microscopic unicellular marine or freshwater colonial alga having cell walls impregnated with silica
confervoid algae go
algae resembling confervae especially in having branching filaments
brown algae go
algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments
euglenoid, euglenophyte, euglenid go
marine and freshwater green or colorless flagellate organism
green algae, chlorophyte go
algae that are clear green in color
chlorella go
any alga of the genus Chlorella
red algae go
marine algae in which the chlorophyll is masked by a red or purplish pigment
cryptomonad, cryptophyte go
common in fresh and salt water appearing along the shore as algal blooms