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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

bird go
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

gallinaceous bird, gallinacean go
heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds

domestic fowl, fowl, poultry go
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl

Gallus gallus, chicken
a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs

noun.animal

8 Subcategories

chick, biddy go
young bird especially of domestic fowl
cock, rooster go
adult male chicken
capon go
castrated male chicken
hen, biddy go
adult female chicken
spring chicken go
a young chicken having tender meat
Rhode Island red go
American breed of heavy-bodied brownish-red general-purpose chicken
Dominique, Dominick go
American breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggs
Orpington go
English breed of large chickens with white skin