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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

vulture go
any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion

New World vulture, cathartid
large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures

noun.animal

4 Subcategories

buzzard, turkey buzzard, turkey vulture, Cathartes aura go
a New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States
condor go
the largest flying birds in the western hemisphere
black vulture, carrion crow, Coragyps atratus go
American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard
king vulture, Sarcorhamphus papa go
large black-and-white vulture of South America and Central America