living thing vs organism

living thing and organism both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
living thing	Yes	No	No	No
organism	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, organism is a hyponym of living thing; that is, organism is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than living thing:

living thing: a living (or once living) entity
organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

Other hyponyms of living thing include being, life, biont, cell.

living thing (noun)	organism (noun)
a living (or once living) entity	a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
	a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body

living thing vs organism

living thing and organism both are nouns.

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