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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

metatherian go
primitive pouched mammals found mainly in Australia and the Americas

marsupial, pouched mammal
mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried

noun.animal

8 Subcategories

opossum, possum go
nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
opossum rat go
terrestrial marsupials of southern South America that resemble shrews
bandicoot go
any of various agile ratlike terrestrial marsupials of Australia and adjacent islands
kangaroo go
any of several herbivorous leaping marsupials of Australia and New Guinea having large powerful hind legs and a long thick tail
opossum, possum, phalanger go
small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
wombat go
burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials about the size of a badger
dasyurid marsupial, dasyurid go
small carnivorous nocturnal marsupials of Australia and Tasmania
pouched mole, marsupial mole, Notoryctus typhlops go
small burrowing Australian marsupial that resembles a mole