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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

columbiform bird
a cosmopolitan order of land birds having small heads and short legs with four unwebbed toes

noun.animal

4 Subcategories

dodo, Raphus cucullatus go
extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons
solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria go
extinct flightless bird related to the dodo
pigeon go
wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
sandgrouse, sand grouse go
pigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young