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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
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organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna go
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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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
animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
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reptile, reptilian go
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms
diapsid, diapsid reptile
reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye
reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye
noun.animal
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tuatara, Sphenodon punctatum go
only extant member of the order Rhynchocephalia of large spiny lizard-like diapsid reptiles of coastal islands off New Zealand
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saurian go
any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards
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archosaur, archosaurian, archosaurian reptile go
extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs
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crocodilian reptile, crocodilian go
extant archosaurian reptile
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snake, serpent, ophidian go
limbless scaly elongate reptile