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micro-organism vs organism

organism vs micro-organism

micro-organism and organism both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
micro-organism Yes No No No
organism Yes No No No
As nouns, organism is a hypernym of micro-organism; that is, organism is a word with a broader meaning than micro-organism:
  • micro-organism: any organism of microscopic size
  • organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
Other hypernyms of micro-organism include being.
micro-organism (noun) organism (noun)
any organism of microscopic size 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
Difference between micro-organism and organism

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