🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

유기체

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yugiche

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Organism/ˈɔːr.ɡən.ɪ.zəm/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"유기체는 생태계의 중요한 부분입니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently.

    "The scientist studied the behavior of the organism in its natural habitat."
  2. 2

    Any individual entity that exhibits the properties of life, including growth, reproduction, and response to stimuli.

    "Bacteria are single-celled organisms that can thrive in various environments."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'organism' originates from the Greek word 'organon', meaning 'tool' or 'instrument'. It evolved through Latin 'organismus' in the 17th century, reflecting the concept of a living entity as a complex structure made up of interdependent parts.

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