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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

mammal, mammalian go
any warm-blooded vertebrate having the skin more or less covered with hair

prototherian go
primitive oviparous mammals found only in Australia and Tasmania and New Guinea

monotreme, egg-laying mammal
the most primitive mammals comprising the only extant members of the subclass Prototheria

noun.animal

3 Subcategories

echidna, spiny anteater, anteater go
a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites
echidna, spiny anteater, anteater go
a burrowing monotreme mammal covered with spines and having a long snout and claws for hunting ants and termites
platypus, duckbill, duckbilled platypus, duck-billed platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus go
small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet