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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

mollusk, mollusc, shellfish
invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell

noun.animal

5 Subcategories

scaphopod go
burrowing marine mollusk
gastropod, univalve go
a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes
chiton, coat-of-mail shell, sea cradle, polyplacophore go
primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates
bivalve, pelecypod, lamellibranch go
marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
cephalopod, cephalopod mollusk go
marine mollusk characterized by well-developed head and eyes and sucker-bearing tentacles