organism
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noun
an
individual
animal
,
plant
, or
single-celled
life
form
.
生物, 有機体, (人の)体; 微生物
the
material
structure
of an
individual
life
form
:
有機的組織[構造]体
e.g.
the heart's contribution to the maintenance of the human organism.
a
whole
with
interdependent
part
s, likened to a
living
being
:
e.g.
the upper strata of the American social organism.
DERIVATIVES
organismal
|ˌôrɡəˈnizməl| adjective
organismic
|ˌôrɡəˈnizmik| adjective
ORIGIN
early
18th century
(in the sense ‘
organization
’, from
organize
): current senses derive from
French
organisme
.