organism
A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganismA discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.
» It's a single-cell organism.
Das ist ein einzelliger Organismus.
Это одноклеточный организм.
Це одноклітинний організм.
Meaning
3 sensesA discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.
Organismus, Lebewesen
органи́змorganízm
органі́змorhanízm
Something with many separate interdependent parts, seen as being like a living thing; an organic system.
органи́змorganízm
органі́змorhanízm
(obsolete, rare)The fact of being organic; organicity.
- a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
- a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
Examples
121 sentencesIt's a single-cell organism.
Це одноклітинний організм.
ruЭто одноклеточный организм.
deDas ist ein einzelliger Organismus.
Man is a complex organism.
Людина – це складний організм.
That is a unicellular organism.
Це одноклітинний організм.
ruЭто одноклеточный организм.
deDas ist ein einzelliger Organismus.
Language is a living organism.
Мова — це живий організм.
ruЯзык - живой организм.
It is about a higher organism.
Translations
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Origin
First attested in 1701; from organ + -ism, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, “a tool, iFirst attested in 1701; from organ + -ism, from Ancient Greek ὄργανον (órganon, “a tool, instrument”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“work”). Compare New Latin organismus.
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