organismnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɔː.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/us/ˈɔːr-/a single living plant, animal, virus, etc.:
Amoebae and bacteria are single-celled organisms.
See also
microorganism
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Bacteria, moulds, germs & viruses
- adenovirus
- antimicrobial
- bacteriology
- bacteriophage
- C. difficile
- E. coli
- fungal
- fungoid
- fungus
- germ
- HIV-positive
- listeria
- microbe
- microorganism
- mould
- probiotic
- shitake mushroom
- taenia
- West Nile virus
- yeast
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