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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

swan
stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult

noun.animal

9 Subcategories

coscoroba go
large white South American bird intermediate in some respects between ducks and swans
cob go
adult male swan
pen go
female swan
cygnet go
a young swan
mute swan, Cygnus olor go
soundless Eurasian swan
whooper, whooper swan, Cygnus cygnus go
common Old World swan noted for its whooping call
tundra swan, Cygnus columbianus go
swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds
trumpeter, trumpeter swan, Cygnus buccinator go
large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry
black swan, Cygnus atratus go
large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill