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

nematode, nematode worm, roundworm
unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends

noun.animal

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common roundworm, Ascaris lumbricoides go
intestinal parasite of humans and pigs
chicken roundworm, Ascaridia galli go
intestinal parasite of domestic fowl
pinworm, threadworm, Enterobius vermicularis go
small threadlike worm infesting human intestines and rectum especially in children
eelworm go
any of various small free-living plant-parasitic roundworms
wheatworm, wheat eel, wheat eelworm, Tylenchus tritici go
small roundworm parasitic on wheat
trichina, Trichinella spiralis go
parasitic nematode occurring in the intestines of pigs and rats and human beings and producing larvae that form cysts in skeletal muscles
hookworm go
parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
filaria go
slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates
Guinea worm, Dracunculus medinensis go
parasitic roundworm of India and Africa that lives in the abdomen or beneath the skin of humans and other vertebrates