Definition of organisms Organisms
/ɔˈɹgʌnɪˌzʌmz/ - [orgunizumz] -
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What does organisms mean?
Wiktionary 
- organisms (Noun)
Plural of organism.
Part of speech
🔤- organisms, noun, plural of organism.
WordNet
NounPlural: organisms |
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| organism - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | ||
| being | ||
| animate thing, living thing a living (or once living) entity | ||
| benthos organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea | ||
| dwarf a plant or animal that is atypically small | ||
| heterotroph an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition | ||
| parent an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained | ||
| cell (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals | ||
| mortal, somebody, someone, individual, person, soul a single organism | ||
| animal, animate being, beast, brute, fauna, creature a living organism characterized by voluntary movement | ||
| plant life, flora, plant (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion | ||
| native indigenous plants and animals | ||
| recombinant a cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurred | ||
| conspecific an organism belonging to the same species as another organism | ||
| carrier (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring | ||
| denizen a plant or animal naturalized in a region; "denizens of field and forest"; "denizens of the deep" | ||
| amphidiploid (genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent | ||
| diploid (genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number | ||
| haploid (genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes | ||
| heteroploid (genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species | ||
| polyploid (genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes | ||
| animalcule, animalculum microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium | ||
| micro-organism, microorganism any organism of microscopic size | ||
| aerobe an organism (especially a bacterium) that requires air or free oxygen for life | ||
| anaerobe an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live | ||
| crossbreed, hybrid, cross (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey" | ||
| polymorph an organism that can assume more than one adult form as in the castes of ants or termites | ||
| congenator, congeneric, relative, congener an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) | ||
| plankton the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water | ||
| nekton the aggregate of actively swimming animals in a body of water ranging from microscopic organisms to whales | ||
| parasite an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host | ||
| host an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association | ||
| commensal either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent | ||
| myrmecophile an organism such as an insect that habitually shares the nest of a species of ant | ||
| eucaryote, eukaryote an organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells | ||
| procaryote, prokaryote a unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma | ||
| zooid one of the distinct individuals forming a colonial animal such as a bryozoan or hydrozoan | ||
| body part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity | ||
| tissue part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function | ||
| clon, clone a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction | ||
| atavist, throwback an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism | ||
| individual a single organism | ||
| mascot a person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure | ||
| mutant, mutation, sport, variation an animal that has undergone mutation | ||
| postdiluvian anything living after Noah's flood | ||
| sitter an organism (person or animal) that sits | ||
| stander an organism (person or animal) that stands; "a crowd of sitters and standers" | ||
| vocaliser, vocalizer, utterer someone who circulates forged banknotes or counterfeit coins | ||
| fungus an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia | ||
| nonvascular organism organisms without vascular tissue: e.g. algae, lichens, fungi, mosses | ||
| relict geological feature that is a remnant of a pre-existing formation after other parts have disappeared | ||
| saprophyte, saprophytic organism an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium | ||
| saprobe an organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water | ||
| katharobe an organism that lives in an oxygenated medium lacking organic matter | ||
| organism - a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body; "the social organism" | ||
| scheme, system an elaborate and systematic plan of action | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- organism (n.)
Organic structure; organization. - organism (n.)
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.
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organism
An individual constituted to carry out all life functions.
Wikipedia 
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An organism is a living thing. Animals and plants are organisms. Organisms are a biotic part of the environment. Rocks and sunshine are a part of the abiotic, or non-living, environment.
Organisms have five basic needs. They need air, water, nutrients (food), energy and a place to live. Animals and plants are organisms.
Some organisms are made up of millions of cells. They are called "multicellular organisms". Some examples are dogs, trees, and humans. Most "multicellular organisms" can be seen without using a microscope.
Some organisms are so small that they cannot be seen with the naked eye. You need a microscope to see them. They are called microorganisms. Organisms can be made up of just one cell. They are called "unicellular organisms" or "single celled organisms". Examples include bacteria, amoeba and protozoa such as the paramecium.
Part of speech
🔤- organism, noun, singular of organisms.
