organism

Noun

Meaning

Organic structure; organization.

An organized being; a living body, either vegetable or animal, compozed of different organs or parts with functions which are separate, but mutually dependent, and essential to the life of the individual.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

being life individual animal plant creature living thing life form living organism constitution system body structure person whole
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Antonyms

population community matter violence substance item
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Hypernyms

system scheme living thing animate thing

Hyponyms

secretary hunter lion ray reed eagle

Phrases with the word

living organism multicellular organism aquatic organism photosynthetic organism microscopic organism cold-blooded organism

Anagrams

sinogram

Examples

the social organism Source: Internet

A chromosome (from Greek χρῶμα main color and σῶμα main body) is a packaged and organized structure containing most of the DNA of a living organism. Source: Internet

A double flower mutant of arabidopsis, first documented in 1873 In the 1950s and 1960s, John Langridge and George Rédei played an important role in establishing Arabidopsis as a useful organism for biological laboratory experiments. Source: Internet

Advantages In vitro studies permit a species-specific, simpler, more convenient, and more detailed analysis than can be done with the whole organism. Source: Internet

After behaviour has changed radically, small but quick changes of the phenotype follow to make the organism fitter to its changed goals. Source: Internet

According to Lysenko, The organism and the conditions required for its life are an inseparable unity. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

organised trip organiser organising organism causing disease organismal organismal selection