organism (n)
being (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 03
def a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
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Hypernym living thing, animate thing
Derivationally related form being → be
Derivationally related form organism → organismic
Derivationally related form organism → organic; organism → organic
Member of this domain - TOPIC bioluminescent; cellular; actinal; zygote, fertilized ovum; parthenote; organic chemistry; stratum; metabolism, metabolic process; morphogenesis
Hyponym benthos; dwarf; heterotroph; parent; person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul; animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna; plant, flora, plant life; native; recombinant; conspecific; carrier; denizen; amphidiploid; diploid; haploid; heteroploid; polyploid; animalcule, animalculum; microorganism, micro-organism; aerobe; anaerobe; hybrid, crossbreed, cross; polymorph; relative, congener, congenator, congeneric; plankton; nekton; parasite; host; commensal; myrmecophile; eukaryote, eucaryote; prokaryote, procaryote; zooid; clone, clon; atavist, throwback; individual; mascot; mutant, mutation, variation, sport; postdiluvian; sitter; stander; utterer, vocalizer, vocaliser; fungus; nonvascular organism; relict; saprophyte, saprophytic organism; saprobe; katharobe
Part meronym cell; body part
Substance meronym tissue
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Domain of synset - TOPIC bioluminescent; cellular; actinal; zygote, fertilized ovum; parthenote; organic chemistry; stratum; metabolism, metabolic process; morphogenesis
Derivationally related form organic → organism; organic → organism
Derivationally related form organismic → organism
Hyponym living thing, animate thing
Hypernym benthos; dwarf; heterotroph; parent; person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul; animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna; plant, flora, plant life; native; recombinant; conspecific; carrier; denizen; amphidiploid; diploid; haploid; heteroploid; polyploid; animalcule, animalculum; microorganism, micro-organism; aerobe; anaerobe; hybrid, crossbreed, cross; polymorph; relative, congener, congenator, congeneric; plankton; nekton; parasite; host; commensal; myrmecophile; eukaryote, eucaryote; prokaryote, procaryote; zooid; clone, clon; atavist, throwback; individual; mascot; mutant, mutation, variation, sport; postdiluvian; sitter; stander; utterer, vocalizer, vocaliser; fungus; nonvascular organism; relict; saprophyte, saprophytic organism; saprobe; katharobe
Part holonym cell; body part
Substance holonym tissue
Derivationally related form be → being

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