noun
Meaning 1
Any specific living organism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
lifeform
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History
Etymology
From life + form.
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 生命形式 (shēngmìng xíngshì) — living organism
- Dutch: levensvorm — living organism
- Finnish: elämänmuoto — living organism
- French: forme de vie — living organism
- German: Lebensform — living organism
- Irish: beathachruth — living organism
- Irish: foirm bheatha — living organism
- Japanese: 生命体 (seimeitai) — living organism
- Polish: forma życia — living organism
- Portuguese: forma de vida — living organism
- Spanish: forma de vida — living organism
- Swedish: livsform — living organism