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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

cuculiform bird go
birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos)

cuckoo
any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail

noun.animal

5 Subcategories

European cuckoo, Cuculus canorus go
common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call
black-billed cuckoo, Coccyzus erythropthalmus go
North American cuckoo
roadrunner, chaparral cock, Geococcyx californianus go
speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas
ani go
black tropical American cuckoo
coucal go
Old World ground-living cuckoo having a long dagger-like hind claw