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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

piciform bird
any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring wood

noun.animal

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pecker, woodpecker, peckerwood go
bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
barbet go
small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings
puffbird go
brownish tropical American bird having a large head with fluffed out feathers
honey guide go
small bird of tropical Africa and Asia
jacamar go
tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage
toucan go
brilliantly colored arboreal fruit-eating bird of tropical America having a very large thin-walled beak