animate_thing | ||
1. | [ noun ] a living (or once living) entity that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently | |
Synonyms: | organism being living_thing life_form | |
Related terms: | object entity person plant animal cell individual microorganism life parasite host relative mutant zooid animalcule amphidiploid heterotroph biont sitter anaerobe katharobe nonvascular_organism polymorph atavist saprophyte stander mascot nekton plankton utterer relict denizen heteroploid conspecific haploid aerobe benthos saprobe diploid hybrid commensal polyploid prokaryote clone eukaryote myrmecophile cell body_part tissue young stratum viability parthenote organic_chemistry zygote actinal morphogenesis metabolism bioluminescent be | |
Similar spelling: |
animate_being animateness animated_oat animatedly animadvert |