eliö — meaning in English

English meaning

• organism noun A complete, living individual thing, such as an animal, plant, fungus, or microbe.
• thing noun Any object, item, or entity that isn't named more specifically.

Senses

eliö is used for these senses in English:

• living thing An entity such as an animal, a plant, a fungus or a microorganism; something that lives, as opposed to being non-living or dead.
• organism Something with many separate interdependent parts, seen as being like a living thing; an organic system. [from 18th c.]
• thing A living being or creature.

organism — full definition

1. noun A complete, living individual thing, such as an animal, plant, fungus, or microbe.
2. noun A complex system made up of interdependent parts, compared to a living thing.

thing — full definition

1. noun Any object, item, or entity that isn't named more specifically.
2. noun A matter, situation, or topic under discussion.
3. noun An action, fact, or event.

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