microorganism

Pronunciation: /ˌmaɪ.kɹoʊˈɔɹ.ɡəˌnɪz.m̩/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any organism of microscopic size

Etymology

From micro- + organism.

In classic literature

Synonyms

micro-organism

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
organism
Narrower (hyponyms)
bacteria, microbe, microflora, protist, protoctist, virus

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