Phrase Hound found 7 phrases and 9 compound words that contain organisms. The most common are listed below. Open organisms in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 7
- Living organisms
- micro-organismsplural of micro-organism: An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye; especially, a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.
- model organismsplural of model organism: Any organism (e.g. the fruit fly) that has been extensively studied as an example of many others, and from which general principles may be established; often chosen for reasons including short generation time …
- cybernetic organismsplural of cybernetic organism: A being which is part machine and part organic.
- macro-organismsplural of macro-organism: Any organism that can be seen with the naked eye (or with a simple lens).
- super organismsplural of super organism: A social colony of individuals who, through division of labour, effective communication and self-organization, form a highly connected community that functions as if it were a single organism.
- proto-organismsplural of proto-organism: An organism whose nature is so difficult to determine that it might be referred to either the animal or the vegetable kingdom.
Compound words 9
- microorganismsplural of microorganism: An organism that is too small to be seen by the unaided eye; especially, a single-celled organism, such as a bacterium.
- bioorganismsplural of bioorganism: A biological organism.
- epiorganismsplural of epiorganism: A group of organisms (such as a hive of bees) regarded as a single organism
- macroorganismsplural of macroorganism: Any organism that can be seen with the naked eye (or with a simple lens).
- metaorganismsplural of metaorganism: Any multicellular organism together with the microbes etc that it hosts
- nonorganismsplural of nonorganism: That which is not an organism.
- protoorganismsplural of protoorganism: An organism whose nature is so difficult to determine that it might be referred to either the animal or the vegetable kingdom.
- superorganismsplural of superorganism: A social colony of individuals who, through division of labour, effective communication and self-organization, form a highly connected community that functions as if it were a single organism.
- supraorganismsplural of supraorganism: A system of multiple organisms that may be considered a single organism, such as an insect colony, or an organism with endosymbionts.