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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

bunting
any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America

noun.animal

6 Subcategories

indigo bunting, indigo finch, indigo bird, Passerina cyanea go
small deep blue North American bunting
ortolan, ortolan bunting, Emberiza hortulana go
brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy
reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus go
European bunting inhabiting marshy areas
yellowhammer, yellow bunting, Emberiza citrinella go
European bunting the male being bright yellow
yellow-breasted bunting, Emberiza aureola go
common in Russia and Siberia
snowbird, snow bunting, snowflake, Plectrophenax nivalis go
white Arctic bunting