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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

vireo
any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-grey in color

noun.animal

3 Subcategories

red-eyed vireo, Vireo olivaceous go
of northern North America having red irises and an olive-grey body with white underparts
solitary vireo, Vireo solitarius go
of eastern North America having a bluish-grey head and mostly green body
blue-headed vireo, Vireo solitarius solitarius go
common vireo of northeastern North America with bluish slaty-grey head