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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 go
wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water

waterfowl, water bird, waterbird go
freshwater aquatic bird

anseriform bird go
chiefly web-footed swimming birds

duck
small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs

noun.animal

24 Subcategories

drake go
adult male of a wild or domestic duck
quack-quack go
child's word for a duck
duckling go
young duck
diving duck go
any of various ducks of especially bays and estuaries that dive for their food
dabbling duck, dabbler go
any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling
mallard, Anas platyrhynchos go
wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended
black duck, Anas rubripes go
a dusky duck of northeastern United States and Canada
teal go
any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America
widgeon, wigeon, Anas penelope go
freshwater duck of Eurasia and northern Africa related to mallards and teals
broadbill, shoveler, shoveller, Anas clypeata go
freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill
pintail, pin-tailed duck, Anas acuta go
long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers
sheldrake go
Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill
ruddy duck, Oxyura jamaicensis go
reddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and northern South America
dipper, bufflehead, butterball, Bucephela albeola go
small North American diving duck
whistler, goldeneye, Bucephela clangula go
large-headed swift-flying diving duck of Arctic regions
canvasback, canvasback duck, Aythya valisineria go
North American wild duck valued for sport and food
pochard, Aythya ferina go
heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a grey-and-black body and reddish head
redhead, Aythya americana go
North American diving duck with a grey-and-black body and reddish-brown head
broadbill, scaup, scaup duck, bluebill go
diving ducks of North America having a bluish-grey bill
wild duck go
an undomesticated duck (especially a mallard)
wood duck, summer duck, wood widgeon, Aix sponsa go
showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees
mandarin duck, Aix galericulata go
showy crested Asiatic duck
muscovy duck, musk duck, Cairina moschata go
large crested wild duck of Central America and South America
sea duck go
any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider