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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

aquatic bird
wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water

noun.animal

5 Subcategories

waterfowl, water bird, waterbird go
freshwater aquatic bird
swan go
stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
wading bird, wader go
any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
gallinule, marsh hen, water hen, swamphen go
any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
seabird, sea bird, seafowl go
a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls