organism
noun/ˈɔːɡənɪzəm/
/ˈɔːrɡənɪzəm/
- (biology or formal) a living thing, especially one that is extremely small
- Even the simplest, single-celled organisms show examples of this behaviour.
- The cell is the unit of which all living organisms are composed.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- developing
- growing
- living
- …
- (formal) a system consisting of parts that depend on each other
- the social organism (= society)
Word Originearly 18th cent. (in the sense ‘organization’, from organize): current senses derive from French organisme.
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