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Mx4rvViwMZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA animal Animal An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/BiologicalKingdom" class="cyc_term">BiologicalKingdom</a>, and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Organism_Whole" class="cyc_term">Organism_Whole</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> are typically motile, living, whole organisms; they are instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Heterotroph" class="cyc_term">Heterotroph</a> (q.v.), and thus incapable of performing instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Photosynthesis_Generic" class="cyc_term">Photosynthesis_Generic</a>. Animal cells contain cholesterol and lack cell walls made of cellulose. fauna animalia creatures creature animals http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal short physical build ShortPhysicalBuild The attribute of being below average height. The state of being chronically afflicted by some type of ailment. chronic Chronic Homeotherm A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> and an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/OrganismClassificationType" class="cyc_term">OrganismClassificationType</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Homeotherm" class="cyc_term">Homeotherm</a> is a "warm-blooded" animal. That is, each instance is an animal that is able to maintain a stable body temperature relative to its environmental temperature. Cf. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Poikilotherm" class="cyc_term">Poikilotherm</a>. warm-blooded animal TallPhysicalBuild The attribute of being above average height. tall thing A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/MulticellularOrganism" class="cyc_term">MulticellularOrganism</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a>. This is the collection of (individual) organisms that have three well-defined derm layers, an ectoderm, endoderm, and mesoderm, and posses a coelem. A coelem is a fluid-filled body cavity between the outer body wall and the gut. Members of the phylum Annelida (segmented worms), for example, are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Coelomate" class="cyc_term">Coelomate</a>s. coelomate Coelomate animal that is not capable of visual perception (CollectionSubsetFn Animal (TheSetOf ?X-2 (behaviorIncapable ?X-2 VisualPerception doneBy))) nocturnal animal NocturnalAnimal The collection of all nocturnal animals, which are animals that are active at night rather than during the day.. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a>. congenital thing The state of being congenitally afflicted by some type of ailment. Congenital An attribute for describing an animal with an intrinsically slight, `small-boned' physical build. Orthogonal to height, and to whether or not the animal happens to be fat (overweight). SlightPhysicalBuild slight thing CrouchingPosture The subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> whose instances are in a posture of stooping low to the ground with the knees bent. crouch kneeling posture KneelingPosture The subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> whose instances are in a kneeling posture. average physical build AveragePhysicalBuild Herbivore A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a>. An animal is an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Herbivore" class="cyc_term">Herbivore</a> just in case it is an animal whose natural diet consists exclusively of plants or plant parts. (Thus a horse that was forced or conditioned by humans to eat meat would still be a herbivore, since meat is not part of its natural diet.) Notable specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Herbivore" class="cyc_term">Herbivore</a> include the collections <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Ruminant" class="cyc_term">Ruminant</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/EquineAnimal" class="cyc_term">EquineAnimal</a>. herbivore The state of being sick. This attribute is meant to refer to actively experiencing the symptoms of a type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/AilmentCondition" class="cyc_term">AilmentCondition</a>. Thus, someone who has a condition <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/InRemission" class="cyc_term">InRemission</a> is not also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Sick" class="cyc_term">Sick</a> with respect to that condition. Someone who has a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Chronic" class="cyc_term">Chronic</a> condition may or may not be <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Sick" class="cyc_term">Sick</a>. sick thing Sick SittingPosture The subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> whose instances are, most generically, in a seated position. The exact nature of the position depends upon the typical body structure of the animal's species. sitting posture Hermaphrodite hermaphrodite Any plant or animal possessing both male and female reproductive organs, as well as secondary sexual characteristics and functions. Awake <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Awake" class="cyc_term">Awake</a> is the collection of all animals that are awake. awake thing The state of having recovered from some type of ailment. Recovered recovered thing This is the collection of (individual) animals which are members of the invertebrate phyla Cnidaria and Ctenophora. The former contains hyrda, corals, and jellyfish. The bodies of these animals have radial symmetry. Radiata Radiata unconscious thing Unconscious <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Unconscious" class="cyc_term">Unconscious</a> is the collection of all animals that are unconscious. It is disjoint with <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Awake" class="cyc_term">Awake</a>. A specialization of this collection is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Asleep" class="cyc_term">Asleep</a>. The collection of all female animals. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/FemaleAnimal" class="cyc_term">FemaleAnimal</a> is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/AnimalTypeBySex" class="cyc_term">AnimalTypeBySex</a>. FemaleAnimal female animal animal that is not capable of visual perception (CollectionSubsetFn Animal (TheSetOf ?X-1 (behaviorIncapable ?X-1 VisualPerception doneBy))) Stuffed The collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a>s that are stuffed with food stuffed thing AdultAnimal adult An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/AnimalTypeByMaturity" class="cyc_term">AnimalTypeByMaturity</a> (q.v.) and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/AdultAnimal" class="cyc_term">AdultAnimal</a> is the collection of all animals that are at least mature enough to bear offspring. Cf. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/JuvenileAnimal" class="cyc_term">JuvenileAnimal</a>. resident of a Human Occupation Construct HumanOccupationConstructResident Each specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/HumanOccupationConstructResident" class="cyc_term">HumanOccupationConstructResident</a> is a type of creature that commonly resides in structures that house people (see the related constant <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/HumanOccupationConstruct" class="cyc_term">HumanOccupationConstruct</a>). CaptiveAnimal The collection of all animals that are caged, tied, kept in an animal container, or otherwise held captive. There is some intersection here with <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/DomesticPet" class="cyc_term">DomesticPet</a>, but not complete. Some elements of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Person" class="cyc_term">Person</a> are members of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/CaptiveAnimal" class="cyc_term">CaptiveAnimal</a>, e.g., political detainees, imprisoned criminals, kidnap victims. captive FatPhysicalBuild An attribute for describing an animal that is overweight. Orthogonal to whether or not the animal's intrinsic physical build is slight, average, or stocky. fat animal (CollectionDifferenceFn Animal HomoSapiens) animal NonHumanAnimal The collection of all instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> that are not instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/HomoSapiens" class="cyc_term">HomoSapiens</a>. See also <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/NonPersonAnimal" class="cyc_term">NonPersonAnimal</a>. animal CurvaceousPhysicalBuild An attractively curved body shape. curvaceous physique lophophorate The collection of all lophophorates. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Lophophorata" class="cyc_term">Lophophorata</a> is a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/BiologicalPhylum" class="cyc_term">BiologicalPhylum</a>. Lophophorata A subset of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a>, the collection of all animals which have a mind and are capable of conscious thought, or at least are best treated as such if you have to deal with them. SentientAnimal sentient animal SexuallyExperienced sexually experienced An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/ExistenceDependentTerminalCollection" class="cyc_term">ExistenceDependentTerminalCollection</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/SexuallyExperienced" class="cyc_term">SexuallyExperienced</a> is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> who has performed at least one instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/SexualCopulation" class="cyc_term">SexualCopulation</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/SexuallyExperienced" class="cyc_term">SexuallyExperienced</a> is, of course, disjoint with <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Virgin" class="cyc_term">Virgin</a>. Starving A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> and an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/AnimalTypeByHungerLevel" class="cyc_term">AnimalTypeByHungerLevel</a>. Note: this constant denotes a collection of animals, not a collection of dynamic processes. For the pertinent specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Event" class="cyc_term">Event</a>, see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Starvation" class="cyc_term">Starvation</a>. starving event griffin Griffin The collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a>s <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/ModeratelyFull" class="cyc_term">ModeratelyFull</a> with food. full thing ModeratelyFull biped Biped A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Biped" class="cyc_term">Biped</a> is an animal that is a member of a class of animals instances of which tend to be capable of locomoting on two legs, and tend to use two-legged locomotion (See <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Locomotion_TwoLegged" class="cyc_term">Locomotion_TwoLegged</a>) somewhat more regularly than other forms of leg-based locomotion. The collection of instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> that are immune to some type of ailment. immune thing Immune the first sex (TheNthFn BiologicalSex 1) in remission thing The state of having some type of ailment in a state of remission. InRemission (CollectionDifferenceFn Animal (SubcollectionOfWithRelationToFn Animal hasPhysicalPartTypes Eye)) animal that is not Subcollection Of With Relation To Fn animal Has Physical Part Types eye The collection of instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> that are at risk of contracting some type of ailment. at risk AtRisk The subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> whose instances are in a posture in which the body is horizontal with the head facing forward and the wing/arm appendages sticking out to the sides. Legs are not sticking down below the torso, but are either pulled up against the torso or sticking out backwards behind the torso. ForwardFlyingPosture forward flying posture Thin in proportion to one's bone structure. gauntness SkinnyPhysicalBuild The collection of all male animals. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Male" class="cyc_term">Male</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a>. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/MaleAnimal" class="cyc_term">MaleAnimal</a> is an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/AnimalTypeBySex" class="cyc_term">AnimalTypeBySex</a>. male animal MaleAnimal AthleticPhysicalBuild athletic physique Good muscle tone and muscle definition, not fat, not skinny or emaciated. MedicalPatientOrDonor medical patient or donor A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Quadruped" class="cyc_term">Quadruped</a> is an animal that is a member of a class of animals instances of which tend to be capable of locomoting on four legs, and tend to use four-legged locomotion (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Locomotion_FourLegged" class="cyc_term">Locomotion_FourLegged</a>) somewhat more regularly than other forms of leg-based locomotion. Quadruped quadruped The collection of all instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> that are not instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Person" class="cyc_term">Person</a>, and thus incapable of participating in the activities and social roles characteristic of personhood. (For the more 'biological' concept of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a>s that are not instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/HomoSapiens" class="cyc_term">HomoSapiens</a>, see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/NonHumanAnimal" class="cyc_term">NonHumanAnimal</a>). NonPersonAnimal non-person animal A subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Heterotroph" class="cyc_term">Heterotroph</a>, instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Cannibal" class="cyc_term">Cannibal</a> are animals who regularly eat members of their same <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/BiologicalSpecies" class="cyc_term">BiologicalSpecies</a>. cannibal Cannibal asymptomatic thing Asymptomatic The collection of instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> in which the organism has some condition asymptomatically. This means the organisms exhibits no symptoms of an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/AilmentCondition" class="cyc_term">AilmentCondition</a>; however, this does not mean that the organism is without an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/AilmentCondition" class="cyc_term">AilmentCondition</a>. In many cases organisms infected with certain diseases do not show signs of having it at all. prey Prey The collection of all prey. A type of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a>. The collection of instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> that have never had sexual intercourse. In general, this applies only to humans and possibly other primates. Virgin virgin crawling posture CrawlingPosture The subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> whose instances are in a posture held when crawling - though not that of an animal whose normal body shape is horizontal (e.g. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/QuadrupedBodyShaped" class="cyc_term">QuadrupedBodyShaped</a>). The subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> whose instances are in a posture of hanging from their arms. hanging from arms posture HangingFromArmsPosture The collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a>s that are hungry. Cf. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/ExperiencingHunger" class="cyc_term">ExperiencingHunger</a>. Hungry hungry thing non-person animal (CollectionDifferenceFn Animal Person) AsexualBLO asexual organism not hungry thing The collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a>s that are not hungry. A state somewhere in between being <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Hungry" class="cyc_term">Hungry</a> and being <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/ModeratelyFull" class="cyc_term">ModeratelyFull</a> NotHungry A subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a>; the collection of animals that change their dwelling place on a periodic, typically seasonal basis. Such behavior is usually characteristic of particular types of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/BiologicalSpecies" class="cyc_term">BiologicalSpecies</a>. migratory animal MigratoryAnimal UprightPosture upright thing The attribute that describes an <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> in an upright, i.e. vertically extended, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/AnimalTypeByPosture" class="cyc_term">AnimalTypeByPosture</a>. (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/postureOfAnimal" class="cyc_term">postureOfAnimal</a> ANIMAL <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/UprightPosture" class="cyc_term">UprightPosture</a>) is implied by walking and running, as well as by standing. GettingSick getting sick The state of getting sick. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/SemiConscious" class="cyc_term">SemiConscious</a> is the collection of all animals that meet some, but not all, of the necessary conditions for being <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Awake" class="cyc_term">Awake</a>. Specifically, an animal that is a member of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/SemiConscious" class="cyc_term">SemiConscious</a> typically performs some behavior which is ordinarily considered deliberate, such as walking or speaking, but is insensitive to some or all environmental stimuli. SemiConscious semi-conscious thing handstand posture HandstandPosture The subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> whose instances, usually people, are in a posture of supporting themselves with their hands on the ground. legs straddling posture The subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> whose instances are in the posture of having their legs spread enough such that another object may fit between two adjacent legs. For example one has this posture when riding a horse, motorcycle, etc.. We are currently (March 97) agnostic as to whether this applies only to human's or to creatures with more than two legs as well. LegsStraddlingPosture RecliningPosture The subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> whose instances are in a reclining posture. reclining posture ScaledAnimal scaly thing The subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> whose instances have a skin-like covering consisting <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Scale_AnimalBodyPart" class="cyc_term">Scale_AnimalBodyPart</a>s. Some specializations are <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Fish" class="cyc_term">Fish</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Reptile" class="cyc_term">Reptile</a>. The subcollection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> whose instances are in a posture of leaning on their knuckles, as in a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/KnuckleWalking" class="cyc_term">KnuckleWalking</a> event. leaning on knuckles posture LeaningOnKnucklesPosture ViviparousAnimal viviparous animal A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/ViviparousAnimal" class="cyc_term">ViviparousAnimal</a> is an animal which is born from its mother's body. Cf. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/OviparousAnimal" class="cyc_term">OviparousAnimal</a>. The attribute of being bulky, `big-boned', `large-for-height', `solid' in physical build. This is orthogonal to being fat. StockyPhysicalBuild stocky physique tame animal TameAnimal A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/NonPersonAnimal" class="cyc_term">NonPersonAnimal</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/TameAnimal" class="cyc_term">TameAnimal</a> is a non-human animal that is generally not afraid of humans (so that it will generally not flee when humans approach it), and which will generally not attack humans. An important specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/TameAnimal" class="cyc_term">TameAnimal</a> is <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/DomesticatedAnimal" class="cyc_term">DomesticatedAnimal</a>. human-scale object that is not an indoor space (CollectionDifferenceFn HumanScaleObject SpaceInAHOC) animal Animal An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/BiologicalKingdom" class="cyc_term">BiologicalKingdom</a>, and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Organism_Whole" class="cyc_term">Organism_Whole</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> are typically motile, living, whole organisms; they are instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Heterotroph" class="cyc_term">Heterotroph</a> (q.v.), and thus incapable of performing instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Photosynthesis_Generic" class="cyc_term">Photosynthesis_Generic</a>. Animal cells contain cholesterol and lack cell walls made of cellulose. A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/BiologicalLivingObject" class="cyc_term">BiologicalLivingObject</a> that includes all living animals, body parts of living animals, and body regions of living animals. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/AnimalBLO" class="cyc_term">AnimalBLO</a> is thus the "union" (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/collectionUnion" class="cyc_term">collectionUnion</a>) of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/AnimalBodyPart" class="cyc_term">AnimalBodyPart</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/AnimalBodyRegion" class="cyc_term">AnimalBodyRegion</a> (qq.v.). animal or body part AnimalBLO kingdom BiologicalKingdom A collection of collections. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/BiologicalKingdom" class="cyc_term">BiologicalKingdom</a> is a sub-collection of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Organism_Whole" class="cyc_term">Organism_Whole</a> whose instances all belong to one of the highest, most general taxonomic divisions of organisms. Notable instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/BiologicalKingdom" class="cyc_term">BiologicalKingdom</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Plant" class="cyc_term">Plant</a>, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/ProtistaKingdom" class="cyc_term">ProtistaKingdom</a>, and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/MoneraKingdom" class="cyc_term">MoneraKingdom</a>. A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/EmbodiedAgent" class="cyc_term">EmbodiedAgent</a> (q.v.). <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/PerceptualAgent_Embodied" class="cyc_term">PerceptualAgent_Embodied</a> is the collection of all sentient agents. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/PerceptualAgent_Embodied" class="cyc_term">PerceptualAgent_Embodied</a> are embodied agents capable of performing acts of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Perceiving" class="cyc_term">Perceiving</a> (q.v.). In many cases information that a perceptual agent gathers through perceiving can influence certain other of the agent's actions. PerceptualAgent-Embodied embodied perceptual agent animal Animal An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/BiologicalKingdom" class="cyc_term">BiologicalKingdom</a>, and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Organism_Whole" class="cyc_term">Organism_Whole</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> are typically motile, living, whole organisms; they are instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Heterotroph" class="cyc_term">Heterotroph</a> (q.v.), and thus incapable of performing instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Photosynthesis_Generic" class="cyc_term">Photosynthesis_Generic</a>. Animal cells contain cholesterol and lack cell walls made of cellulose. animal Animal An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/BiologicalKingdom" class="cyc_term">BiologicalKingdom</a>, and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Organism_Whole" class="cyc_term">Organism_Whole</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> are typically motile, living, whole organisms; they are instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Heterotroph" class="cyc_term">Heterotroph</a> (q.v.), and thus incapable of performing instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Photosynthesis_Generic" class="cyc_term">Photosynthesis_Generic</a>. Animal cells contain cholesterol and lack cell walls made of cellulose. Heterotroph A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Organism_Whole" class="cyc_term">Organism_Whole</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Heterotroph" class="cyc_term">Heterotroph</a> is an organism incapable of manufacturing organic nutrients from inorganic raw materials. All instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> are instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Heterotroph" class="cyc_term">Heterotroph</a>, since animals must eat other living things, or parts of living things, in order to get the nutrients they need to live. Other specializations of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Heterotroph" class="cyc_term">Heterotroph</a> include <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/ParasiticOrganism" class="cyc_term">ParasiticOrganism</a> and <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Fungus" class="cyc_term">Fungus</a>. Cf. <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Autotroph" class="cyc_term">Autotroph</a>. heterotroph (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/wikipediaArticleURL" class="cyc_term">wikipediaArticleURL</a> THING URL) means that in #$Wikipedia-WebSite THING is described by an article located at URL wikipediaArticleURL wikipediaArticleURL Analyst-PertinentConcept An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/ConceptTypeByDomain" class="cyc_term">ConceptTypeByDomain</a>. Generally speaking, instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Analyst_PertinentConcept" class="cyc_term">Analyst_PertinentConcept</a> are concepts and relations such as are used by intelligence analysts reasoning about threat situations. Specifically, all core concepts in this domain (see <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/coreConceptOfDomain" class="cyc_term">coreConceptOfDomain</a>) are either 1) <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/BinaryPredicate" class="cyc_term">BinaryPredicate</a>s referenced in AKB Fact Entry Templates, 2) <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/TernaryPredicate" class="cyc_term">TernaryPredicate</a>s referenced in AKB Fact Entry Templates, 3:)<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/FirstOrderCollection" class="cyc_term">FirstOrderCollection</a>s that are asserted to be <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/argIsa" class="cyc_term">argIsa</a>s of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/BinaryPredicate" class="cyc_term">BinaryPredicate</a>s referenced in AKB Fact Entry Templates, 4) <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/FirstOrderCollection" class="cyc_term">FirstOrderCollection</a>s that are asserted to be <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/argIsa" class="cyc_term">argIsa</a>s of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/TernaryPredicate" class="cyc_term">TernaryPredicate</a>s referenced in AKB Fact Entry Templates, 5) <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/FirstOrderCollection" class="cyc_term">FirstOrderCollection</a>s that are asserted to be <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/argGenl" class="cyc_term">argGenl</a>s of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/TernaryPredicate" class="cyc_term">TernaryPredicate</a>s referenced in AKB Fact Entry Templates, or 6) concepts or relations that are instances of instances of #$TKBInterfaceCollection. the intelligence analyst reasoning domain A <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/CycVocabularyTopic" class="cyc_term">CycVocabularyTopic</a> and a <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/KBDependentCollection" class="cyc_term">KBDependentCollection</a>. organism by taxonomic kingdom biology topic OrganismByTaxonomicKingdom-Biology-Topic SolidTangibleThing An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/ExistingStuffType" class="cyc_term">ExistingStuffType</a>, and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/PartiallyTangible" class="cyc_term">PartiallyTangible</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/SolidTangibleThing" class="cyc_term">SolidTangibleThing</a> is a piece of stuff possessing many of the properties that matter in a solid state (see the constant <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Solid_StateOfMatter" class="cyc_term">Solid_StateOfMatter</a>) exhibits (although not all instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/SolidTangibleThing" class="cyc_term">SolidTangibleThing</a> are formally in a solid state). Instances have a shape independent from their container, and, when deformed with sufficient force (which may be small for weak, brittle materials or high for materials that deform easily), they break. Examples of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/SolidTangibleThing" class="cyc_term">SolidTangibleThing</a>s include: pieces of substances in a solid state of matter, such as ice cubes; solid mixtures like a quarter-dollar coin or a paper bag; and complex mixtures of biological origin that behave like solids, e.g., bone. Note that some pieces of matter that are formally in a solid state (for example, pieces of clay) are not instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/SolidTangibleThing" class="cyc_term">SolidTangibleThing</a>, since they do not readily break when deformed; for this reason, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Solid_StateOfMatter" class="cyc_term">Solid_StateOfMatter</a> is not a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/SolidTangibleThing" class="cyc_term">SolidTangibleThing</a>. Collections of the solid form of any type of stuff can be created using <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/SolidFn" class="cyc_term">SolidFn</a> (q.v.). solid object BT <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/broaderTerm" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> TERM1 TERM2)</code> means that <code>TERM2</code> is broader than <code>TERM1</code>, in an extremely general sense of "broader". For example, <code>TERM2</code> is, in the relevant sense, broader than <code>TERM1</code> if any of the following hold: <code>TERM2</code> is a collection that subsumes <code>TERM1</code>; <code>TERM2</code> is a collection that has <code>TERM1</code> as an instance; <code>TERM2</code> is a collection, instances of which have instances of the collection <code>TERM1</code> as parts; <code>TERM2</code> has <code>TERM1</code> as a part; This list of reasons for why <code>(<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/broaderTerm" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> TERM1 TERM2)</code> could hold is not exhaustive, but it should give a good indication of how general the <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/broaderTerm" class="cyc_term">broaderTerm</a> relation actually is. broaderTerm animal Animal An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/BiologicalKingdom" class="cyc_term">BiologicalKingdom</a>, and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Organism_Whole" class="cyc_term">Organism_Whole</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> are typically motile, living, whole organisms; they are instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Heterotroph" class="cyc_term">Heterotroph</a> (q.v.), and thus incapable of performing instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Photosynthesis_Generic" class="cyc_term">Photosynthesis_Generic</a>. Animal cells contain cholesterol and lack cell walls made of cellulose. (CollectionUnionFn (TheSet Animal (GroupFn Animal))) the union of { animals, groups of animals } eukaryotic organism EukaryoticOrganism <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/EukaryoticOrganism" class="cyc_term">EukaryoticOrganism</a> is a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Organism_Whole" class="cyc_term">Organism_Whole</a>. Each instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/EukaryoticOrganism" class="cyc_term">EukaryoticOrganism</a> is an organism (individual organism, not type of organism) composed of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/EukaryoticCell" class="cyc_term">EukaryoticCell</a>s (cells which have mitochondria, other organelles, and nuclei containing chromosomes). animal Animal An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/BiologicalKingdom" class="cyc_term">BiologicalKingdom</a>, and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Organism_Whole" class="cyc_term">Organism_Whole</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> are typically motile, living, whole organisms; they are instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Heterotroph" class="cyc_term">Heterotroph</a> (q.v.), and thus incapable of performing instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Photosynthesis_Generic" class="cyc_term">Photosynthesis_Generic</a>. Animal cells contain cholesterol and lack cell walls made of cellulose. animal Animal An instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/BiologicalKingdom" class="cyc_term">BiologicalKingdom</a>, and a specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Organism_Whole" class="cyc_term">Organism_Whole</a>. Instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a> are typically motile, living, whole organisms; they are instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Heterotroph" class="cyc_term">Heterotroph</a> (q.v.), and thus incapable of performing instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Photosynthesis_Generic" class="cyc_term">Photosynthesis_Generic</a>. Animal cells contain cholesterol and lack cell walls made of cellulose. (CollectionUnionFn (TheSet Person Animal)) the union of { people, animals } Agent-NonArtifactual A specialization of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Agent_Generic" class="cyc_term">Agent_Generic</a>. An instance AGENT of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Agent_Generic" class="cyc_term">Agent_Generic</a> is also an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Agent_NonArtifactual" class="cyc_term">Agent_NonArtifactual</a> just in case AGENT is _not_ an instance of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Artifact_Generic" class="cyc_term">Artifact_Generic</a>. Consequently, <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Agent_Generic" class="cyc_term">Agent_Generic</a> includes all "natural" agents (such as instances of <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/Animal" class="cyc_term">Animal</a>), as well as any "supernatural" agents _not_ created by other agents. agent non artifactual prettyString (<a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/prettyString" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> TERM STRING) means that STRING is the English word or expression (sequence of words) commonly used to refer to TERM. The predicate <a href="http://sw.opencyc.org/2008/06/10/concept/en/prettyString" class="cyc_term">prettyString</a> is used by the code which generates CycL to English paraphrases, but its applicability is not restricted to this use. Pretty String