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biology 生物 a living thing, especially one that is extremely small 生物；有機體；（尤指）微生物 Even the simplest, single-celled organisms show examples of this behaviour. 即使是最簡單的單細胞生物也表現出這種習性。 The cell is the unit of which all living organisms are composed. 細胞是構成一切生物的單位。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- developing
- growing
- living
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a system consisting of parts that depend on each other 有機組織；有機體系 the social organism (= society) 社會機體
Word Originearly 18th cent. (in the sense ‘organization’, from organize): current senses derive from French organisme.