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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

bird
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

noun.animal

26 Subcategories

dickeybird, dickey-bird, dickybird, dicky-bird go
small bird
cock go
adult male bird
hen go
adult female bird
nester go
a bird that has built (or is building) a nest
night bird go
any bird associated with night: owl
bird of passage go
any bird that migrates seasonally
protoavis go
most primitive avian type known
archaeopteryx, archeopteryx, Archaeopteryx lithographica go
extinct primitive toothed bird of the Jurassic period having a long feathered tail and hollow bones
Sinornis go
sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Jurassic period to the Cretaceous period having a keeled breastbone and vestigial tail
Ibero-mesornis go
sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Cretaceous period having a vestigial tail
archaeornis go
extinct primitive toothed bird with a long feathered tail and three free clawed digits on each wing
ratite, ratite bird, flightless bird go
flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches
carinate, carinate bird, flying bird go
birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles
passerine, passeriform bird go
perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch
nonpasserine bird go
chiefly arboreal birds especially of the order Coraciiformes
bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird go
any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
gallinaceous bird, gallinacean go
heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
parrot go
usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
cuculiform bird go
birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos)
coraciiform bird go
chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes
apodiform bird go
nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet
caprimulgiform bird go
long-winged nonpasserine birds
piciform bird go
any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring wood
trogon go
forest bird of warm regions of the New World having brilliant lustrous plumage and long tails
aquatic bird go
wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water
twitterer go
a bird that twitters