- plural of organism.
organisms
Example Sentences
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Scientists are still trying to understand when the first eukaryotes appeared on Earth and how those organisms helped set the stage for complex life.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
That question matters because microbial organisms dominated Earth for roughly 90 percent of the planet's history.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026
The microscopic organisms can look like blue-green paint, scum or greenish-brown discolouration.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
It also indicated that paraquat may pose a risk to birds and other organisms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The centrioles and basal bodies are believed in some quarters to be semiautonomous organisms with their own separate genomes.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
