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biology 生物 a living thing, especially one that is extremely small 生物；有机体；（尤指）微生物 Even the simplest, single-celled organisms show examples of this behaviour. 即使是最简单的单细胞生物也表现出这种习性。 The cell is the unit of which all living organisms are composed. 细胞是构成一切生物的单位。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- developing
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a system consisting of parts that depend on each other 有机组织；有机体系 the social organism (= society) 社会机体
Word Originearly 18th cent. (in the sense ‘organization’, from organize): current senses derive from French organisme.