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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

amphibian go
cold-blooded vertebrate typically living on land but breeding in water

salamander go
any of various typically terrestrial amphibians that resemble lizards and that return to water only to breed

ambystomid, ambystomid salamander
small to moderate-sized terrestrial or semiaquatic New World salamander

noun.animal

5 Subcategories

mole salamander, Ambystoma talpoideum go
brownish-black burrowing salamander of southeastern United States
spotted salamander, Ambystoma maculatum go
glossy black North American salamander with yellow spots
tiger salamander, Ambystoma tigrinum go
widely distributed brown or black North American salamander with vertical yellowish blotches
axolotl, mud puppy, Ambystoma mexicanum go
larval salamander of mountain lakes of Mexico that usually lives without metamorphosing
waterdog go
any of several large aquatic salamanders