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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

coraciiform bird
chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes

noun.animal

8 Subcategories

roller go
Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight
kingfisher go
nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill
bee eater go
colorful chiefly tropical Old World bird having a strong graceful flight
hornbill go
bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance
hoopoe, hoopoo go
any of several crested Old World birds with a slender downward-curved bill
wood hoopoe go
tropical African bird having metallic blackish plumage but no crest
motmot, momot go
tropical American bird resembling a blue jay and having greenish and bluish plumage
tody go
tiny insectivorous West Indian bird having red-and-green plumage and a long straight bill