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

passerine, passeriform bird
perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch

noun.animal

7 Subcategories

oscine, oscine bird go
passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
sparrow, true sparrow go
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
lyrebird go
Australian bird that resembles a pheasant
scrubbird, scrub-bird, scrub bird go
small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub
broadbill go
small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills
tyrannid go
a passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni
wren, jenny wren go
any of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails