organism

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˈɔː.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˈɔr.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/

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Noun

Singular organism

Plural organisms

1. (countable) (biology) An organism is any living thing, such as an animal, a plant, or a bacterium.

   The Earth is full of many different kinds of organisms.