Tier

Definitions of Tier
  1. noun
    a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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    Haustier
    a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
    Weibchen, weibliches Tier
    an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
    Männchen, männliches Tier
    an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes (ova)
    Junges, Jungtier
    any immature animal
    Wirbelloses Gewebetier
    any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
    Raubtier
    any animal that lives by preying on other animals
    Niederwild, Wild, Wildfleisch
    animal hunted for food or sport
    Manteltier
    primitive marine animal having a saclike unsegmented body and a urochord that is conspicuous in the larva
    Wirbeltier
    animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
    Gliederfüßler
    invertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitin
    Schwamm
    primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies
    Hohltier
    radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms
    Wurm
    any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
    Molluske, Weichtier
    invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
    Hund
    a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
    Windhund
    a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog
    Katze
    any domesticated member of the genus Felis
    Hochwild
    large animals that are hunted for sport
    Federwild, Flugwild
    any bird (as grouse or pheasant) that is hunted for sport
    Ameisenlöwe
    the larva of any of several insects
    Blattlauslöwe
    carnivorous larva of lacewing flies
    Raupe
    a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
    Larve, Nymphe
    a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
    Stachelhäuter
    marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies
    type of:
    Kreatur, Lebewesen, Organismus, natürliches Lebewesen
    a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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