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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

reptile, reptilian go
any cold-blooded vertebrate of the class Reptilia including tortoises, turtles, snakes, lizards, alligators, crocodiles, and extinct forms

diapsid, diapsid reptile go
reptile having a pair of openings in the skull behind each eye

saurian go
any of various reptiles of the suborder Sauria which includes lizards

lizard go
relatively long-bodied reptile with usually two pairs of legs and a tapering tail

iguanid, iguanid lizard go
lizards of the New World and Madagascar and some Pacific islands

spiny lizard go
any of numerous lizards with overlapping ridged pointed scales

fence lizard
spiny lizard often seen basking on fences in the United States and northern Mexico

noun.animal

2 Subcategories

western fence lizard, swift, blue-belly, Sceloporus occidentalis go
common western lizard
eastern fence lizard, pine lizard, Sceloporus undulatus go
small active lizard of United States and north to British Columbia