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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

invertebrate go
any animal lacking a backbone or notochord

arthropod go
invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin

arachnid, arachnoid
air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs

noun.animal

6 Subcategories

harvestman, daddy longlegs, Phalangium opilio go
spiderlike arachnid with a small rounded body and very long thin legs
scorpion go
arachnid of warm dry regions having a long segmented tail ending in a venomous stinger
false scorpion, pseudoscorpion go
small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion
whip-scorpion, whip scorpion go
nonvenomous arachnid that resembles a scorpion and that has a long thin tail without a stinger
spider go
predatory arachnid with eight legs, two poison fangs, two feelers, and usually two silk-spinning organs at the back end of the body
acarine go
mite or tick