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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 go
primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves

seaweed
plant growing in the sea, especially marine algae

noun.animal

5 Subcategories

arame go
an edible seaweed with a mild flavor
wrack go
dried seaweed especially that cast ashore
seagrass go
any of various seaweeds that grow underwater in shallow beds
wrack, sea wrack go
growth of marine vegetation especially of the large forms such as rockweeds and kelp
tang, sea tang go
any of various coarse seaweeds