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porpoising Engineering (general)Zoology

entity That which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct exist

thing A separate and self-contained entity

anything A thing of any kind

something A thing of some kind

nothing A nonexistent thing

nonentity A nonexistent thing

whole An assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

whole thing An assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

unit An assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing A living (or once living) entity

animate thing A living (or once living) entity

organism A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function ind

being A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function ind

benthos Organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea

heterotroph An organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition

life Living things collectively

biont A discrete unit of living matter

cell (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; cells

causal agent Any entity that causes events to happen

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Readily reacting to people or events.


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