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

New World sparrow
sparrow-like North American finches

noun.animal

8 Subcategories

vesper sparrow, grass finch, Pooecetes gramineus go
common North American finch noted for its evening song
white-throated sparrow, whitethroat, Zonotrichia albicollis go
common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown
white-crowned sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys go
finch with black-and-white striped crown
chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina go
small North American finch common in urban areas
field sparrow, Spizella pusilla go
common North American finch of brushy pasturelands
tree sparrow, Spizella arborea go
finch common in winter in the northern U.S.
song sparrow, Melospiza melodia go
small songbird common in North America
swamp sparrow, Melospiza georgiana go
North American finch of marshy area