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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

invertebrate go
any animal lacking a backbone or notochord

worm
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes

noun.animal

9 Subcategories

helminth, parasitic worm go
worm that is parasitic on the intestines of vertebrates especially roundworms and tapeworms and flukes
woodworm go
a larva of a woodborer
acanthocephalan, spiny-headed worm go
any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines
arrowworm, chaetognath go
any worm of the Chaetognatha
flatworm, platyhelminth go
parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body
ribbon worm, nemertean, nemertine, proboscis worm go
soft unsegmented marine worms that have a threadlike proboscis and the ability to stretch and contract
beard worm, pogonophoran go
slender animal with tentacles and a tubelike outer covering
nematode, nematode worm, roundworm go
unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends
annelid, annelid worm, segmented worm go
worms with cylindrical bodies segmented both internally and externally