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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 go
air-breathing arthropods characterized by simple eyes and four pairs of legs

acarine go
mite or tick

mite
any of numerous very small to minute arachnids often infesting animals or plants or stored foods

noun.animal

8 Subcategories

web-spinning mite go
a mite that spins a web
acarid go
very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on animals or plants
trombidiid go
mite that in all stages feeds on other arthropods
trombiculid go
mite that as nymph and adult feeds on early stages of small arthropods but whose larvae are parasitic on terrestrial vertebrates
acarus, genus Acarus go
any of several mites of the order Acarina
itch mite, sarcoptid go
whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals
rust mite go
any of several varieties of mite that burrow into plants and cause a reddish-brown discoloration on the leaves or fruit
spider mite, tetranychid go
web-spinning mite that attacks garden plants and fruit trees