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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 go
mammals of which the females have a pouch (the marsupium) containing the teats where the young are fed and carried

opossum, possum, phalanger
small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails

noun.animal

4 Subcategories

cuscus go
woolly-haired monkey-like arboreal marsupial of New Guinea and northern Australia
brush-tailed phalanger, Trichosurus vulpecula go
bushy-tailed phalanger
flying phalanger, flying opossum, flying squirrel go
nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body
koala, koala bear, kangaroo bear, native bear, Phascolarctos cinereus go
sluggish tailless Australian arboreal marsupial with grey furry ears and coat