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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

goose
web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks

noun.animal

8 Subcategories

gosling go
young goose
gander go
mature male goose
Chinese goose, Anser cygnoides go
very large wild goose of northeast Asia
greylag, graylag, greylag goose, graylag goose, Anser anser go
common grey wild goose of Europe
blue goose, Chen caerulescens go
North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter
brant, brant goose, brent, brent goose go
small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
honker, Canada goose, Canadian goose, Branta canadensis go
common greyish-brown wild goose of North America with a loud, trumpeting call
barnacle goose, barnacle, Branta leucopsis go
European goose smaller than the brant