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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

owl, bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes

noun.animal

15 Subcategories

owlet go
young owl
little owl, Athene noctua go
small European owl
horned owl go
large owls having prominent ear tufts
great grey owl, great gray owl, Strix nebulosa go
large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia
tawny owl, Strix aluco go
reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes
barred owl, Strix varia go
large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown
screech owl, Otus asio go
small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle
screech owl go
any owl that has a screeching cry
scops owl go
any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call
spotted owl, Strix occidentalis go
a large owl of North America found in forests from British Columbia to central Mexico
hoot owl go
any owl that hoots as distinct from screeching
hawk owl, Surnia ulula go
grey-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere
long-eared owl, Asio otus go
slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts
laughing owl, laughing jackass, Sceloglaux albifacies go
almost extinct owl of New Zealand
barn owl, Tyto alba go
mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures