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organism vs microorganism

microorganism vs organism

organism and microorganism both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
organism Yes No No No
microorganism Yes No No No
As nouns, microorganism is a hyponym of organism; that is, microorganism 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
  • microorganism: any organism of microscopic size
organism (noun) microorganism (noun)
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently any organism of microscopic size
a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body
Difference between organism and microorganism

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