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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

partridge
small Old World gallinaceous game birds

noun.animal

4 Subcategories

Hungarian partridge, grey partridge, gray partridge, Perdix perdix go
common European partridge
red-legged partridge, Alectoris ruffa go
common western European partridge with red legs
Greek partridge, rock partridge, Alectoris graeca go
of mountainous areas of southern Europe
mountain quail, mountain partridge, Oreortyx picta palmeri go
California partridge