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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

animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna go
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

chordate go
any animal of the phylum Chordata having a notochord or spinal column

vertebrate, craniate go
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium

aquatic vertebrate go
animal living wholly or chiefly in or on water

fish go
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills

cartilaginous fish, chondrichthian go
fishes in which the skeleton may be calcified but not ossified

elasmobranch, selachian go
any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks

ray go
cartilaginous fishes having horizontally flattened bodies and enlarged winglike pectoral fins with gills on the underside

manta, manta ray, devilfish
extremely large pelagic tropical ray that feeds on plankton and small fishes

noun.animal

2 Subcategories

Atlantic manta, Manta birostris go
largest manta (to 22 feet across wings)
devil ray, Mobula hypostoma go
small manta (to 4 feet) that travels in schools