organism

英 ['ɔːg(ə)nɪz(ə)m] 美['ɔrɡənɪzəm]

• n. 有机体；生物体；微生物

1. a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

2. a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body;

"the social organism"