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organism

noun
🔊/ˈɔːɡənɪzəm/
🔊/ˈɔːrɡənɪzəm/
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  1. (biology生物 or formal) a living thing, especially one that is extremely small生物；有机体；（尤指）微生物
    • Even the simplest, single-celled organisms show examples of this behaviour.即使是最简单的单细胞生物也表现出这种习性。
    • The cell is the unit of which all living organisms are composed.细胞是构成一切生物的单位。
    see also microorganism
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    • developing
    • growing
    • living
    • …
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  2. (formal) a system consisting of parts that depend on each other有机组织；有机体系
    • the social organism (= society)社会机体
    3. Word Originearly 18th cent. (in the sense ‘organization’, from organize): current senses derive from French organisme.