being
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1. a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently (noun.tops)
| hyponym | : | benthos, |
| definition | : | organisms (plants and animals) that live at or near the bottom of a sea (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | dwarf, |
| definition | : | a plant or animal that is atypically small (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | heterotroph, |
| definition | : | an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | parent, |
| definition | : | an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | flora, plant, plant life, |
| definition | : | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | native, |
| definition | : | indigenous plants and animals (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | recombinant, |
| definition | : | a cell or organism in which genetic recombination has occurred (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | conspecific, |
| definition | : | an organism belonging to the same species as another organism (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | carrier, |
| definition | : | (genetics) an organism that possesses a recessive gene whose effect is masked by a dominant allele; the associated trait is not apparent but can be passed on to offspring (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | denizen, |
| definition | : | a plant or animal naturalized in a region (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | amphidiploid, |
| definition | : | (genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | diploid, |
| definition | : | (genetics) an organism or cell having the normal amount of DNA per cell; i.e., two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | haploid, |
| definition | : | (genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | heteroploid, |
| definition | : | (genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | polyploid, |
| definition | : | (genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | animalcule, animalculum, |
| definition | : | microscopic organism such as an amoeba or paramecium (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | aerobe, |
| definition | : | an organism (especially a bacterium) that requires air or free oxygen for life (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | anaerobe, |
| definition | : | an organism (especially a bacterium) that does not require air or free oxygen to live (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | cross, crossbreed, hybrid, |
| definition | : | (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | polymorph, |
| definition | : | an organism that can assume more than one adult form as in the castes of ants or termites (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | congenator, congener, congeneric, relative, |
| definition | : | an animal or plant that bears a relationship to another (as related by common descent or by membership in the same genus) (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | plankton, |
| definition | : | the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | nekton, |
| definition | : | the aggregate of actively swimming animals in a body of water ranging from microscopic organisms to whales (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | parasite, |
| definition | : | an animal or plant that lives in or on a host (another animal or plant); it obtains nourishment from the host without benefiting or killing the host (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | host, |
| definition | : | an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; it does not benefit and is often harmed by the association (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | commensal, |
| definition | : | either of two different animal or plant species living in close association but not interdependent (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | myrmecophile, |
| definition | : | an organism such as an insect that habitually shares the nest of a species of ant (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | eucaryote, eukaryote, |
| definition | : | an organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | procaryote, prokaryote, |
| definition | : | a unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | zooid, |
| definition | : | one of the distinct individuals forming a colonial animal such as a bryozoan or hydrozoan (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | clon, clone, |
| definition | : | a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | atavist, throwback, |
| definition | : | an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | individual, |
| definition | : | a single organism (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | mascot, |
| definition | : | a person or animal that is adopted by a team or other group as a symbolic figure (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | mutant, mutation, sport, variation, |
| definition | : | (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | postdiluvian, |
| definition | : | anything living after Noah's flood (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | sitter, |
| definition | : | an organism (person or animal) that sits (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | stander, |
| definition | : | an organism (person or animal) that stands (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | fungus, |
| definition | : | an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | nonvascular organism, |
| definition | : | organisms without vascular tissue: e.g. algae, lichens, fungi, mosses (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | relict, |
| definition | : | an organism or species surviving as a remnant of an otherwise extinct flora or fauna in an environment much changed from that in which it originated (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | saprobe, |
| definition | : | an organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | katharobe, |
| definition | : | an organism that lives in an oxygenated medium lacking organic matter (noun.plant) |
| part holonym | : | cell, |
| definition | : | (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals (noun.tops) |
| part holonym | : | body part, |
| definition | : | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity (noun.body) |
| substance holonym | : | tissue, |
| definition | : | part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function (noun.body) |
| domain member category | : | fertilized ovum, zygote, |
| definition | : | (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell) (noun.body) |
| domain member category | : | parthenote, |
| definition | : | a cell resulting from parthenogenesis (noun.body) |
| domain member category | : | organic chemistry, |
| definition | : | the chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially) (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | stratum, |
| definition | : | one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism or a layer of sedimentary rock) (noun.location) |
| domain member category | : | metabolic process, metabolism, |
| definition | : | the organic processes (in a cell or organism) that are necessary for life (noun.process) |
| domain member category | : | morphogenesis, |
| definition | : | differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism) (noun.process) |
| domain member category | : | bioluminescent, |
| definition | : | (of living organisms) emitting light (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | cellular, |
| definition | : | characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization) (adj.all) |
| domain member category | : | actinal, |
| definition | : | (of radiate organisms) located on the surface or end on which the mouth is situated (adj.all) |
2. the state or fact of existing (noun.state)
| hypernym | : | state, |
| definition | : | the way something is with respect to its main attributes (noun.tops) |
| hyponym | : | actuality, |
| definition | : | the state of actually existing objectively (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | preexistence, |
| definition | : | existing in a former state or previous to something else (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | coexistence, |
| definition | : | existing peacefully together (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | subsistence, |
| definition | : | the state of existing in reality; having substance (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | presence, |
| definition | : | the state of being present; current existence (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | life, |
| definition | : | the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | life, |
| definition | : | a characteristic state or mode of living (noun.state) |
| hyponym | : | transcendence, transcendency, |
| definition | : | a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience (noun.state) |
| attribute | : | existent, existing, |
| definition | : | having existence or being or actuality (adj.all) |
| attribute | : | nonexistent, |
| definition | : | not having existence or being or actuality (adj.all) |
3. a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently (noun.tops)
| derivation | : | be, live, |
| definition | : | have life, be alive (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | organic, |
| definition | : | involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | organic, |
| definition | : | being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | organismal, organismic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or belonging to an organism (considered as a whole) (adj.pert) |
4. the state or fact of existing (noun.state)
| antonym | : | nonbeing, |
| definition | : | the state of not being (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | be, exist, |
| definition | : | have an existence, be extant (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | actual, existent, |
| definition | : | presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | existent, existing, |
| definition | : | having existence or being or actuality (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | existent, real, |
| definition | : | being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | existential, |
| definition | : | relating to or dealing with existence (especially with human existence) (adj.pert) |
5. a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently (noun.tops)
| derivation | : | be, live, |
| definition | : | have life, be alive (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | organic, |
| definition | : | involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | organic, |
| definition | : | being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | organismal, organismic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to or belonging to an organism (considered as a whole) (adj.pert) |
6. the state or fact of existing (noun.state)
| antonym | : | nonbeing, |
| definition | : | the state of not being (noun.state) |
| derivation | : | be, exist, |
| definition | : | have an existence, be extant (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | actual, existent, |
| definition | : | presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | existent, existing, |
| definition | : | having existence or being or actuality (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | existent, real, |
| definition | : | being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | existential, |
| definition | : | relating to or dealing with existence (especially with human existence) (adj.pert) |
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