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organism
noun
a
living
thing
,
such
as
an
animal
,
plant
,
or
microbe
,
that
can
grow
,
reproduce
,
and
carry
out
the
processes
needed
for
life
•
In
science
class
,
a
boy
peers
through
a
microscope
and
gasps
when
he
spots
a
tiny
moving
organism
on
the
slide
.
In
science
class
,
a
boy
peers
through
a
microscope
and
gasps
when
he
spots
a
tiny
moving
organism
on
the
slide
.
•
The
veterinarian
tells
the
family
that
every
organism
—
even
their
dog
—
needs
clean
water
to
stay
healthy
.
The
veterinarian
tells
the
family
that
every
organism
—
even
their
dog
—
needs
clean
water
to
stay
healthy
.
Borrowed
in
the
early
18th
century
from
French
organisme
,
from
Medieval
Latin
organismus
,
based
on
Greek
organon
meaning
“
tool
,
instrument
,
organ
.”
noun
a
system
or
group
whose
many
parts
work
together
so
closely
that
it
seems
like
one
living
being
•
The
coach
told
his
players
they
had
to
act
as
a
single
organism
if
they
wanted
to
win
the
championship
.
The
coach
told
his
players
they
had
to
act
as
a
single
organism
if
they
wanted
to
win
the
championship
.
•
From
the
hill
at
night
,
the
city
’
s
glowing
streets
and
traffic
looked
like
a
vast
,
breathing
organism
.
From
the
hill
at
night
,
the
city
’
s
glowing
streets
and
traffic
looked
like
a
vast
,
breathing
organism
.
The
figurative
use
grew
in
the
19th
century
as
scientists
and
philosophers
began
to
compare
societies
and
machines
to
living
bodies
.
