| Term/concept | Concept submitter |
| porpoising Engineering (general)Zoology | ptorres |
| 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 | |
