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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

bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird go
any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals

hawk go
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail

falcon
diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight

noun.animal

7 Subcategories

peregrine, peregrine falcon, Falco peregrinus go
a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry
gyrfalcon, gerfalcon, Falco rusticolus go
large and rare Arctic falcon having white and dark color phases
kestrel, Falco tinnunculus go
small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind
sparrow hawk, kestrel, American kestrel, Falco sparverius go
small North American falcon
pigeon hawk, merlin, Falco columbarius go
small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail
hobby, Falco subbuteo go
small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds
caracara go
any of various long-legged carrion-eating hawks of South America and Central America