lifeform
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3.7
- noun
- /ˈlaɪfˌfɔrm/
:
forma de vida
- Teeming with garish and bizarre alien lifeforms, both mobile and sessile, dotted with smoking volcanic-vent oases.
- other lifeforms
Examples
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I am unlike any lifeform you have encountered before.
Fiction book (1994) -
But these lifeforms we call the Firstborn evolved very early.
Fiction book (2000) -
And it was full of that unknown lifeform.
Fiction book (2002) -
An easy way to identify lifeforms.
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So far no sign of intelligent lifeforms.
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You know we carry all kinds of viruses and bacteria that could be harmful to a sensitive lifeform.
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But man is too beautiful, too improbable a lifeform to be allowed to disappear forever from the cosmos.
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The entire seafloor within sensor range registered with lifeforms.
Fiction book (2002) -
Examination flights reported all the giant dominant animal lifeforms extinct and several plant species as well.
Fiction book (1999) -
Scientists are excited about the possibility of discovering new lifeforms in the deep ocean.
Synonyms
229
3.5
A living thing like an animal or plant made of cells
127
2.8
A plant, an animal, or a tiny organism
63
1.0
A plant, animal, or small creature that grows and needs food and water
Antonyms
How Complex
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1.0
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1.0
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3.7
- Specialized
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4.3
- Specialized
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5.1
- Specialized
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4.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lifeform combines life (meaning 'living') and form (meaning 'shape' or 'type'), so it literally names a 'type of living thing'.