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

oscine, oscine bird go
passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus

finch
any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds

noun.animal

24 Subcategories

chaffinch, Fringilla coelebs go
small European finch with a cheerful song
brambling, Fringilla montifringilla go
Eurasian finch
goldfinch, Carduelis carduelis go
small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings
linnet, lintwhite, Carduelis cannabina go
small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead
siskin, Carduelis spinus go
small yellow-and-black Eurasian finch with a sharp beak
red siskin, Carduelis cucullata go
South American species of scarlet finch with black head and wings and tail
redpoll, Carduelis flammea go
small siskin-like finch with a red crown and a rosy breast and rump
redpoll, Carduelis hornemanni go
small siskin-like finch with a red crown
goldfinch, New World goldfinch, yellowbird, Spinus tristis go
American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer
pine siskin, pine finch, Spinus pinus go
small finch of North American coniferous forests
linnet, house finch, Carpodacus mexicanus go
small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico
purple finch, Carpodacus purpureus go
North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump
canary, canary bird go
any of several small Old World finches
serin go
any of various brown and yellow finches of parts of Europe
crossbill, Loxia curvirostra go
finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed
bullfinch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula go
common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast
junco, snowbird go
small North American finch seen chiefly in winter
New World sparrow go
sparrow-like North American finches
bunting go
any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America
grosbeak, grossbeak go
any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill
cardinal, cardinal grosbeak, Richmondena Cardinalis, Cardinalis cardinalis, redbird go
crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
pyrrhuloxia, Pyrrhuloxia sinuata go
crested grey-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mexico
towhee go
any of numerous long-tailed American finches
honeycreeper, Hawaiian honeycreeper go
small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands