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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

corvine bird
birds of the crow family

noun.animal

8 Subcategories

crow go
black birds having a raucous call
raven, Corvus corax go
large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
rook, Corvus frugilegus go
common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow
jackdaw, daw, Corvus monedula go
common black-and-grey Eurasian bird noted for thievery
chough go
a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage
jay go
crested largely blue bird
nutcracker go
speckled birds that feed on nuts
magpie go
long-tailed black-and-white crow that utters a raucous chattering call