Home

English to Binisaya - Cebuano Dictionary and Thesaurus.

Dictionary Binisaya to EnglishEnglish to BinisayaSense
Word:

 

organismo : organism (n.)

Derivatives of organismo


Glosses:
organism
n. (tops)1. being, organisma living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently.
~ animate thing, living thinga living (or once living) entity.
~ benthosorganisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea.
~ dwarfa plant or animal that is atypically small.
~ heterotrophan organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition.
~ parentan organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained.
~ cell(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals.
~ individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soula human being.; "there was too much for one person to do"
~ animal, animate being, beast, creature, brute, faunaa living organism characterized by voluntary movement.
~ plant life, flora, plant(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion.
~ nativeindigenous plants and animals.
~ recombinanta cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurred.
~ conspecifican organism belonging to the same species as another organism.
~ carrier(genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring.
~ denizena plant or animal naturalized in a region.; "denizens of field and forest"; "denizens of the deep"
~ amphidiploid(genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent.
~ diploid(genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number.
~ haploid(genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes.
~ heteroploid(genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species.
~ polyploid(genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes.
~ animalcule, animalculummicroscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium.
~ micro-organism, microorganismany organism of microscopic size.
~ aerobean organism (especially a bacterium) that requires air or free oxygen for life.
~ anaerobean organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live.
~ crossbreed, hybrid, cross(genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species.; "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"
~ polymorphan organism that can assume more than one adult form as in the castes of ants or termites.
~ congenator, congeneric, congener, relativean animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus).
~ planktonthe aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water.
~ nektonthe aggregate of actively swimming animals in a body of water ranging from microscopic organisms to whales.
~ parasitean animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host.
~ hostan animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association.
~ commensaleither of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent.
~ myrmecophilean organism such as an insect that habitually shares the nest of a species of ant.
~ eucaryote, eukaryotean organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells.
~ procaryote, prokaryotea unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma.
~ zooidone of the distinct individuals forming a colonial animal such as a bryozoan or hydrozoan.
~ body partany part of an organism such as an organ or extremity.
~ tissuepart of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function.
~ fertilized ovum, zygote(genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell).
~ parthenotea cell resulting from parthenogenesis.
~ organic chemistrythe chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially).
~ clon, clonea group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction.
~ stratumone of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock).
~ atavist, throwbackan organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism.
~ individuala single organism.
~ mascota person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure.
~ mutant, mutation, sport, variation(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration.
~ postdiluviananything living after Noah's flood.
~ sitteran organism (person or animal) that sits.
~ standeran organism (person or animal) that stands.; "a crowd of sitters and standers"
~ utterer, vocaliser, vocalizeran organism that can utter vocal sounds.; "an utterer of foul oaths"; "is the giraffe a vocalizer?"
~ fungusan organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia.
~ nonvascular organismorganisms without vascular tissue: e.g. algae, lichens, fungi, mosses.
~ relictan organism or species surviving as a remnant of an otherwise extinct flora or fauna in an environment much changed from that in which it originated.
~ saprophyte, saprophytic organisman organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium.
~ saprobean organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water.
~ katharobean organism that lives in an oxygenated medium lacking organic matter.
~ metabolic process, metabolismthe organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life.
~ morphogenesisdifferentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism).
~ bioluminescent(of living organisms) emitting light.; "fireflies are bioluminescent"
~ cellularcharacterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization).; "the cellular construction of a beehive"; "any effective opposition to a totalitarian regime must be secretive and cellular"
~ actinal(of radiate organisms) located on the surface or end on which the mouth is situated.
n. (group)2. organisma system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body.; "the social organism"
~ system, schemea group of independent but interrelated elements comprising a unified whole.; "a vast system of production and distribution and consumption keep the country going"