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