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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmacro-organisme
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ma-kro-or-gan-izm
"Les baleines et les éléphants sont des exemples de macro-organismes."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A large, complex organism that can be seen without a microscope.
"Whales and elephants are examples of macroorganisms that play significant roles in their ecosystems." - 2
Any organism that is large enough to be observed without the aid of a microscope.
"In a study of biodiversity, researchers focused on macroorganisms such as trees and birds."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'macroorganism' is derived from the prefix 'macro-', meaning large or long, from the Greek 'makros', and 'organism', from the Greek 'organismos', which refers to a living entity. The term has evolved in biological sciences to describe large organisms that can be seen with the naked eye, distinguishing them from microorganisms.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Macroorganism" is said worldwide
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macro-organisme
Transliteration: ma-kro-or-gan-izm
"Les baleines et les éléphants sont des exemples de macro-organismes."
Makroorganismus
Transliteration: ma-kro-or-ga-nis-mus
"Wale und Elefanten sind Beispiele für Makroorganismen."
macroorganismo
Transliteration: ma-kro-or-ga-niz-mo
"Le balene e gli elefanti sono esempi di macroorganismi."
macroorganismo
Transliteration: ma-kro-or-ga-nis-mo
"Las ballenas y los elefantes son ejemplos de macroorganismos."
macroorganismo
Transliteration: ma-kro-or-ga-nis-mo
"As baleias e os elefantes são exemplos de macroorganismos."
मैक्रोऑर्गनिज़्म
Transliteration: maikroorganism
"व्हेल और हाथी मैक्रोऑर्गनिज़्म के उदाहरण हैं।"
大生物
Transliteration: dà shēngwù
"鲸鱼和大象是大生物的例子。"
대형 유기체
Transliteration: dae-hyeong yu-gi-che
"고래와 코끼리는 대형 유기체의 예입니다."
マクロ生物
Transliteration: makuro seibutsu
"クジラや象はマクロ生物の例です。"
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