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organism vs diploid

diploid vs organism

organism and diploid both are nouns.

organism is not an adjective while diploid is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
organism Yes No No No
diploid Yes Yes No No
As nouns, diploid is a hyponym of organism; that is, diploid is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than organism:
  • organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
  • diploid: (genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number
Other hyponyms of organism include benthos, dwarf, heterotroph, parent, individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul, animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna, flora, plant, plant life, native, recombinant, conspecific, carrier, denizen, amphidiploid, haploid, heteroploid, polyploid, animalcule, animalculum, micro-organism, microorganism, aerobe, anaerobe, cross, crossbreed, hybrid, polymorph, congenator, congener, congeneric, relative, plankton, nekton, parasite, host, commensal, myrmecophile, eucaryote, eukaryote, procaryote, prokaryote, zooid, clon, clone, atavist, throwback, individual, mascot, mutant, mutation, sport, variation, postdiluvian, sitter, stander, utterer, vocaliser, vocalizer, endemic, fungus, nonvascular organism, relict, saprophyte, saprophytic organism, saprobe, katharobe, epilith.
organism (noun) diploid (noun)
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently (genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number
a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
organism (adjective) diploid (adjective)
of a cell or organism having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number
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