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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

tyrannid
a passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni

noun.animal

6 Subcategories

New World flycatcher, flycatcher, tyrant flycatcher, tyrant bird go
large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing
manakin go
any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central America and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior
ovenbird go
small brownish South American birds that build oven-shaped clay nests
antbird, ant bird go
any of various dull-colored South American birds that feeding on ants some following army ant swarms
woodhewer, woodcreeper, wood-creeper, tree creeper go
any of numerous South American and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers
pitta go
any bird of the genus Pitta