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that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
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organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna go
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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mollusk, mollusc, shellfish go
invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
gastropod, univalve
a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes
a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes
noun.animal
12 Subcategories
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abalone, ear-shell go
any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior
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conch go
any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip
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snail go
freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell
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slug go
any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
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seasnail go
any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks
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river limpet, freshwater limpet, Ancylus fluviatilis go
minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants
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sea slug, nudibranch go
any of various marine gastropods of the suborder Nudibranchia having a shell-less and often beautifully colored body
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sea hare, Aplysia punctata go
naked marine gastropod having a soft body with reduced internal shell and two pairs of ear-like tentacles
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bubble shell go
marine gastropod mollusk having a very small thin shell
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physa go
any member of the genus Physa
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cowrie, cowry go
any of numerous tropical marine gastropods of the genus Cypraea having highly polished usually brightly marked shells
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solenogaster, aplacophoran go
deep-water wormlike mollusks lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine slimy spicules on the covering mantle