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

pigeon
wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs

noun.animal

8 Subcategories

pouter pigeon, pouter go
one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out
dove go
any of numerous small pigeons
rock dove, rock pigeon, Columba livia go
pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended
band-tailed pigeon, band-tail pigeon, bandtail, Columba fasciata go
wild pigeon of western North America
wood pigeon, ringdove, cushat, Columba palumbus go
Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck
domestic pigeon go
domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food
squab go
an unfledged pigeon
passenger pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius go
gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct