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| 1. | [ noun ] (zoology) a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function | |
| Related terms: | body_part tongue wing gland vital_organ foot sense_organ speech_organ primordium contractile_organ sucker effector ctene ovipositor target_organ lens internal_organ organelle external_organ end_organ reproductive_organ erectile_organ stinger taret_organ lobe | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ | |
| Synonyms: | electronic_organ Hammond_organ electric_organ | |
| Related terms: | electronic_instrument music | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (government) a government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function | |
| Examples: | "The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department" |
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| Related terms: | agency | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (writing) a periodical that is published by a special interest group | |
| Examples: | "the organ of the communist party" |
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| Related terms: | periodical house_organ | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (music) wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard | |
| Synonyms: | pipe_organ | |
| Related terms: | wind_instrument keyboard piano_keyboard stop pedal organ_pipe | |
| 6. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 12167 | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (music) a free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows | |
| Synonyms: | reed_organ harmonium | |
| Related terms: | free-reed_instrument | |
| Similar spelling: |
organs oregano organza organon organic organdy organize origanum organist organism organise organdie origin origen Oregon orogeny orasone original Orsini orison Orcinus origami oragami |
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