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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun An organism, especially when considered in relation to other kinds of organisms.

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  • noun The morphology of an organism that distinguishes it from others.
  • noun Alternative form of lifeform.

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  • noun the characteristic bodily form of a mature organism

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