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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

game bird go
any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport

phasianid go
a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae

pheasant
large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere

noun.animal

7 Subcategories

ring-necked pheasant, Phasianus colchicus go
common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring
afropavo, Congo peafowl, Afropavo congensis go
both sexes are brightly colored
argus, argus pheasant go
large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant
golden pheasant, Chrysolophus pictus go
brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia
monal, monaul go
brilliantly colored pheasant of southern Asia
peafowl, bird of Juno go
very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird
tragopan go
brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head