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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

caprimulgiform bird go
long-winged nonpasserine birds

goatsucker, nightjar, caprimulgid
mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes

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5 Subcategories

European goatsucker, European nightjar, Caprimulgus europaeus go
Old World goatsucker
chuck-will's-widow, Caprimulgus carolinensis go
large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States
whippoorwill, Caprimulgus vociferus go
American nocturnal goatsucker with grey-and-white plumage
nighthawk, bullbat, mosquito hawk go
mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker
poorwill, Phalaenoptilus nuttallii go
goatsucker of western North America