living thing

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living thing

noun living things

An entity such as an animal, a plant, a fungus or a microorganism; something that lives, as opposed to being non-living or dead.
Similar: organism, being, biont

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noun something living

Español	ser vivo
हिन्दी	प्राणी prāṇī, जीव jīv
Português	ser vivo
Français	être vivant
Deutsch	Lebewesen
Italiano	essere vivente
Русский	органи́зм organízm

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@misc{living_thing_2026,
  title = {living thing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/living%20thing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}