organism
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
organisms
plural
organisms
Britannica Dictionary definition of ORGANISM
[count]
1
:
an individual living thing
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see also microorganism
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a microscopic organism
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A human being is a complex organism.
2
:
a system with many parts that depend on each other and work together
— usually singular
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He thinks of the city as a complex social/political/economic organism.
