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organism

[awr-guh-niz-uhm] / ˈɔr gəˌnɪz əm /


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Grace is sent into space on a one-way mission to stop the spread of an energy-consuming organism called Astrophage, which threatens to create a new Ice Age on Earth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The Brunet lab has played a leading role in establishing the killifish as a model organism.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

She added that the drugs did not provide effective coverage against a Gram-positive organism, which was the most likely pathogen causing the infection.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

The organism, named Algophthora mediterranea, is a microscopic chytrid fungus that can infect a wide variety of hosts.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

The circuits are so intimately woven that the anthill meets all the essential criteria of an organism.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas