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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

swallow go
small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations

martin
any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings

noun.animal

3 Subcategories

house martin, Delichon urbica go
common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses
bank martin, bank swallow, sand martin, Riparia riparia go
swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks
purple martin, Progne subis go
large North American martin of which the male is blue-black