organism
[ awr-guh-niz-uhm ]
/ ˈɔr gəˌnɪz əm /
noun
a form of life composed of mutually interdependent parts that maintain various vital processes.
a form of life considered as an entity; an animal, plant, fungus, protistan, or moneran.
any organized body or system conceived of as analogous to a living being: the governmental organism.
any complex thing or system having properties and functions determined not only by the properties and relations of its individual parts, but by the character of the whole that they compose and by the relations of the parts to the whole.
SYNONYMS FOR organism
OTHER WORDS FROM organism
or·gan·is·mic, or·gan·is·mal, adjective or·gan·is·mi·cal·ly, adverb su·per·or·gan·ism, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH organism
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British Dictionary definitions for organism
organism
/ (ˈɔːɡəˌnɪzəm) /
noun
any living biological entity, such as an animal, plant, fungus, or bacterium
anything resembling a living creature in structure, behaviour, etc
Derived forms of organism
organismal or organismic, adjective organismally, adverbMedical definitions for organism
organism
[ ôr′gə-nĭz′əm ]
n.
An individual form of life, such as a plant, animal, bacterium, protist, or fungus; a body made up of organs, organelles, or other parts that work together to carry on the various processes of life.
Other words from organism
or′gan•is′mal (-nĭz′məl) null adj.Scientific definitions for organism
organism
[ ôr′gə-nĭz′əm ]
An individual form of life that is capable of growing, metabolizing nutrients, and usually reproducing. Organisms can be unicellular or multicellular. They are scientifically divided into five different groups (called kingdoms) that include prokaryotes, protists, fungi, plants, and animals, and that are further subdivided based on common ancestry and homology of anatomic and molecular structures.