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Meaning of organism | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR C2 Standard
ˈɔː.ɡəˌnɪz.əm

Definitions

  1. organism, creature
  2. A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.
  3. human body
  4. An individual form of life, such as a bacterium, fungus, plant, or animal, that is capable of growing and reproducing. Organisms are composed of one or more cells.
  5. Something with many separate interdependent parts, seen as being like a living thing; an organic system.
  6. organization, committee, body
  7. any animal or plant.
  8. The fact of being organic; organicity.
    obsolete, rare
  9. corporate body
  10. any living thing or anything that resembles a living thing in complexity of structure or function.
  11. An individual living thing.
  12. a usually small living animal or plant. A pond is full of organisms. organisme كائِن حَي организъм organismo organismus der Organismus organisme οργανισμόςorganismo organism موجود زنده organismi organisme יְצוּר חַי जीव, अवयवी organizam szervezet, organizmus organisme lífvera organismo 生物 유기체, 미생물 organizmas, gyva būtybė organisms organisma organismeorganismeorganizm ژوندى موجود organismo organism организм organizmus organizem organizam organism สิ่งมีชีวิต canlı varlık, organizma 有機體 організ...
    usually
  13. organismo, ser viviente.
  14. An individual form of life, such as a bacterium, protist, fungus, plant, or animal, composed of a single cell or a complex of cells in which organelles or organs work together to carry out the various processes of life.
  15. A system regarded as analogous in its structure or functions to a living body: the social organism.
  16. (Biology) any living biological entity, such as an animal, plant, fungus, or bacterium
  17. anything resembling a living creature in structure, behaviour, etc

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca orqanizm
Български организъм
বাংলা জীব
Català organisme
Čeština organismus
Cymraeg organeb
Dansk organisme
Ελληνικά οργανισμός
Esperanto organismo
Español organismo
Français organisme
Gaeilge orgánach
Galego organismo
हिन्दी जीव
Magyar élőlény
Հայերեն օրգանիզմ
Bahasa Indonesia organisme
Íslenska lífvera
Italiano organismo
ქართული ორგანიზმი
Қазақша ағза
ខ្មែរ ភាវរស់
Latina organismus
Latviešu organisms
Македонски организам
Монгол махбод
Bahasa Melayu organisma
မြန်မာဘာသာ သက်ရှိ
Nederlands organisme
Polski organizm
Português organismo
Русский организм
Slovenčina organizmus
Shqip organizëm
Српски организам
Svenska organism
తెలుగు జీవి
Тоҷикӣ организм
Tagalog bagahay tataghay
Türkçe canlı organizma
Українська організм
Oʻzbekcha organizm
Tiếng Việt sinh vật

Examples

“Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.”
“This strategy, known as caloric restriction, has been shown to increase the life span of various organisms and reduce their rate of cancer and other age-related ailments.”
“For the first time, Edith was aware of the hotel as a well populated organism, its attendants merely resting until an appropriate occasion should summon them to present themselves […].”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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