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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

archosaur, archosaurian, archosaurian reptile go
extinct reptiles including: dinosaurs

dinosaur
any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era

noun.animal

7 Subcategories

ornithischian, ornithischian dinosaur go
herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird
iguanodon go
massive herbivorous bipedal dinosaur with a long heavy tail
saurischian, saurischian dinosaur go
herbivorous or carnivorous dinosaur having a three-pronged pelvis like that of a crocodile
diplodocus go
a huge quadrupedal herbivore with long neck and tail
titanosaur, titanosaurian go
amphibious quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur with a long thin neck and whiplike tail
argentinosaur go
huge herbivorous dinosaur of Cretaceous found in Argentina
ground-shaker, seismosaur go
huge herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous found in western North America