What is the difference between organism and organ?
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(biology) A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.
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, title= (by extension) Any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things.
A largest part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
(by extension) A body of an organization dedicated to the performing of certain functions.
(musical instruments) A musical instrument that has multiple pipes which play when a key is pressed (the pipe organ), or an electronic instrument designed to replicate such.
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A species of cactus ().
(slang) The penis.
(obsolete) To supply with an organ or organs; to fit with organs.
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Organ is a related term of organism.
In by extension terms the difference between organism and organ
is that organism is any complex thing with properties normally associated with living things while organ is a body of an organization dedicated to the performing of certain functions.As nouns the difference between organism and organ
is that organism is a discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism while organ is a largest part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.As a verb organ is
to supply with an organ or organs; to fit with organs.organism
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Noun
(en noun)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.}}
Hyponyms
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* free-living organism * organismal * organismicAnagrams
* * English words suffixed with -ismorgan
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(wikipedia organ) (Pipe organ)Noun
(en noun)The Mirror and the Lamp, passage=He was thinking; but the glory of the song, the swell from the great organ , the clustered lights, […], the height and vastness of this noble fane, its antiquity and its strength—all these things seemed to have their part as causes of the thrilling emotion that accompanied his thoughts.}}
Hyponyms
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* barrel organ * house organ * internal organ * mouth organ * pipe organ * sense organ * sex organ * storage organ * swell organ * vital organExternal links
* *Verb
(en verb)- Thou art elemented and organed for other apprehensions.