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Organism vs Neontology - What's the difference?

organism | neontology |

In biology|lang=en terms the difference between organism and neontology

is that organism is (biology) a discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism while neontology is (biology) the study of organisms living in the current era.

As nouns the difference between organism and neontology

is that organism is (biology) a discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism while neontology is (biology) the study of organisms living in the current era.

organism

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology) A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-20, volume=408, issue=8845, magazine=(The Economist)
  • , title= Welcome to the plastisphere , passage=Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field.}}
  • (by extension) Any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things.
  • Hyponyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * free-living organism * organismal * organismic

    neontology

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biology) the study of organisms living in the current era
  • Usage notes

    * Used in contrast to paleontology