1 |
[ noun ] a living (or once living) entity that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
Synonyms Used in print (Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)Procreation , expansion , proliferation - these are the laws of living_things , with the penalty for not obeying them the ultimate in punishments : oblivion . 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 |
* |
|