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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

natural object go
an object occurring naturally

covering, cover, natural covering go
a natural object that covers or envelops

body covering go
any covering for the body or a body part

feather, plume, plumage
the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds

noun.animal

8 Subcategories

down, down feather go
soft fine feathers
aftershaft go
a supplementary feather (usually small) on the underside of the base of the shaft of some feathers in some birds
contour feather go
feathers covering the body of an adult bird and determining its shape
bastard wing, alula, spurious wing go
tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing
marabou go
the downy feathers of marabou storks are used for trimming garments
hackle go
long slender feather on the necks of e.g. turkeys and pheasants
quill, pinion, flight feather, quill feather go
any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
scapular go
a feather covering the shoulder of a bird