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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

brown algae
algae having the chlorophyll masked by brown and yellow pigments

noun.animal

5 Subcategories

kelp go
large brown seaweeds having fluted leathery fronds
fucoid, fucoid algae go
any of various algae of the family Fucaceae
rockweed go
coarse brown seaweed growing on rocks exposed at low tide
tang, serrated wrack, Fucus serratus go
brown algae seaweed with serrated edges
gulfweed, sargassum, sargasso, Sargassum bacciferum go
brown algae with rounded bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea