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organism
or·gan·ism [ áwrgə nìzzəm ] (plural or·gan·isms)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. living thing: a living thing, e.g. a plant, animal, virus, or bacterium
2. system of interdependent parts: a functioning system of interdependent parts that resembles a living thing

or·gan·is·mal [ àwrgə nízm'l ] adjective
or·gan·is·mic [ àwrgə nízmik ] adjective
or·gan·is·mi·cal·ly [ àwrgə nízmikəlee ] adverb
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