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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

frog, toad, toad frog, anuran, batrachian, salientian go
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping

true frog, ranid
insectivorous usually semiaquatic web-footed amphibian with smooth moist skin and long hind legs

noun.animal

9 Subcategories

wood-frog, wood frog, Rana sylvatica go
wide-ranging light-brown frog of moist North American woodlands especially spruce
leopard frog, spring frog, Rana pipiens go
common North American green or brownish frog having white-edged dark oval spots
bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana go
largest North American frog
spring frog, green frog, Rana clamitans go
similar to bullfrog
cascades frog, Rana cascadae go
mountain frog found near water
goliath frog, Rana goliath go
largest living frog
pickerel frog, Rana palustris go
a meadow frog of eastern North America
tarahumara frog, Rana tarahumarae go
Mexican frog found within a jump or two of water
grass frog, Rana temporaria go
a common semiterrestrial European frog