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organism

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (órganon, tool, instrument), from Proto-Indo-European *wer?- (work). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: ôr?g?n?z?m
  • (UK) IPA(key): /???.??n.?.z?m/
  • (US) IPA(key): /???.??n.?.z?m/

Noun

organism (plural organisms)

  1. (biology) A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.
  2. (by extension) Any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things.

Hyponyms

  • See also Thesaurus:organism

Derived terms

  • free-living organism
  • organismal
  • organismic

Translations

Anagrams

  • moringas, roamings, sinogram

Romanian

Etymology

From French organisme

Noun

organism n (plural organisme)

  1. organism

Declension

organism From the web:

  • what organisms perform cellular respiration
  • what organisms perform photosynthesis
  • what organisms are prokaryotes
  • what organisms are producers
  • what organisms reproduce asexually
  • what organisms use cellular respiration
  • what organism causes legionnaires disease
  • what organisms have ribosomes


appendage

English

Etymology

append +? -age

Noun

appendage (plural appendages)

  1. An external body part that projects from the body.
    Synonyms: extremity, member
  2. A natural prolongation or projection from a part of any organism.
    Synonyms: outgrowth, appendix, process
  3. A part that is joined to something larger.
    Synonyms: appendix, annex

Translations

appendage From the web:

  • what appendages does the radial nerve located in
  • what appendages provide motility
  • what appendage is the radial nerve located
  • what appendages characterize chelicerates
  • what appendages does a dog have
  • what appendages are missing in all crabs
  • what appendages does a bird have
  • what appendage mean
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