Related WordNet synsets for SUMO concept Organism

More specialized WordNet synsets

polyploid

an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes

haploid

an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes

diploid

an organism or cell having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number

amphidiploid

(genetics)an organism having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent

insectivore

any organism that feeds mainly on insects

form genus

an artificial taxonomic category established on the basis of morphological resemblance for organisms of obscure true relationships esp. fossil forms

hybrid, crossbreed

an offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species

polymorph

an organism that can assume more than one adult form as in the castes of ants or termites

plankton

the aggregate of small plant and animal organisms that float or drift in great numbers in fresh or salt water

endoparasite, entoparasite, entozoan, entozoon, entozoa, endozoan, endozoa

any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms)

parasite

an animal or plant that lives in or on another and from which it obtains nourishment

ectoparasite, ectozoon, ectozoa, epizoon, epizoa

any external parasitic organism (as fleas)

host

an animal or plant that nourishes and supports a parasite; the host does not benefit and is often harmed by the association

intermediate host

a host that is used by a parasite in the course of its life cycle

definitive host

the host in which the sexual reproduction of a parasite takes place

myrmecophile

an organism such as an insect that habitually shares the nest of a species of ant

eukaryote, eucaryote

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

subkingdom

(biology) a taxonomic group comprising a major division of a kingdom

genotype

a group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution

biological group

a group of plants or animals

biotype

organisms sharing a specified genotype or the genotype (or peculiarities) so shared

taxonomic group, taxon

animal or plant group having natural relations

biota, biology

all the plant and animal life of a particular region

wildlife

all living things (except people) that are undomesticated; "chemicals could kill all the wildlife"

subphylum

(biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and a class

phylum

(biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes

superphylum

(biology) a taxonomic group ranking between a phylum and below a class or subclass

class

(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders

subclass

(biology) a taxonomic category below a class and above an order

family

(biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family"

superclass

(biology) a taxonomic class below a phylum and above a class

order

(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families

suborder

(biology) taxonomic group that is a subdivision of an order

superorder

(biology) a taxonomic group ranking above an order and below a class or subclass

form family

(biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure

superfamily

(biology) a taxonomic group ranking below an order but above a family

subfamily

(biology) a taxonomic category below a family

tribe

(biology) a taxonomic category between a genus and a subfamily

monotype

(biology) a taxonomic group with a single member (a single species or genus)

genus

(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species

subgenus

(biology) taxonomic group between a genus and a species

form genus

(biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure

type genus

(biology) genus from which the name of a family or subfamily is formed; it is not necessarily the most representative genus by often the largest or best known or earliest described

form, variant, strain, var.

(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms"

species

(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed

subspecies, race

(biology) a taxonomic group that is a division of a species; usually arises as a consequence of geographical isolation within a species

type

(biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon

type species

(biology) the species that best exemplifies the essential characteristics of the genus to which it belongs

division

(biology) a group of organisms forming a subdivision of a larger category

form division

an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure

atavist, throwback

an organism that has the characteristics of a more primitive type of that organism

individual

a single organism

aerobiosis

life sustained in the presence of air or oxygen

relict

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

saprophyte, saprophytic organism

an organism that feeds on dead organic matter especially a fungus or bacterium

saprobe

an organism that lives in and derives its nourishment from organic matter in stagnant or foul water

katharobe

an organism that lives in an oxygenated medium lacking organic matter

acid-loving

thriving in a relatively acid environment; (especially of plants) requiring a pH well below 7

acidophilic, acidophilous, aciduric

especially of some bacteria; growing well in an acid medium

alkaline-loving

thriving in a relatively alkaline environment; (especially of plants) requiring a pH above 7

virulent

infectious; having the ability to cause disease

highly infective

(of a microorganism) extremely infective; "a highly infective organism"

marine, saltwater

native to or inhabiting the sea; "marine plants and animals such as seaweed and whales"; "saltwater fish"

semiaquatic, subaquatic

(biology) partially aquatic; living or growing partly on land and partly in water; "a marginal subaquatic flora"

subaqueous, subaquatic, submerged, submersed, underwater

(biology) growing or remaining under water; "viewing subaqueous fauna from a glass-bottomed boat"; "submerged leaves"

amphibiotic, semiaquatic

(biology) having an aquatic early or larval form and a terrestrial adult form

arboreal, arboreous, tree-living

inhabiting or frequenting trees; "arboreal apes"

nonarboreal

not inhabiting or frequenting trees

barbed, barbellate, briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred, burry, prickly, spiny, thorny

having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns etc.; "a horse with a short bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits"

armed

(botany) used of plants and animals

unarmed

used of plants or animals; without barbs or stings

thornless

having no thorns

brachiate

(zoology) having arms or armlike appendages

sessile, attached

(biology) permanently attached to a substrate; not free to move about; "an attached oyster"; "sessile marine animals and plants"

heteroecious

of parasites; passing through different stages of the life cycle on different host species; "heteroecious fungi"; "heteroecious insects"

autoecious

of parasites especially rust fungi; completing the entire life cycle on a single host; "autoecious rust fungi"

glabrous

(biology) having no hair or similar growth; smooth; "glabrous stems"; "glabrous leaves"; "a glabrous scalp"

nonhairy

without hair; "tinea corporis is a fungal infection of the nonhairy parts of the skin"

canescent, hoary

(biology) covered with fine whitish hairs or down

downy, pubescent, puberulent, sericeous

(biology) covered with fine soft hairs or down; "downy milkweed seeds"

furred, furry

covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs; "furred animals"; "a furry teddy bear"

fuzzed, fuzzy

covering with fine light hairs; "his head fuzzed like a dandelion gone to seed"

haired

(often used in combination) having hair as specified; "a short-haired dog"

hispid

(of animals or plants) having stiff coarse hairs or bristles; "plants with hispid stems"

lanate, woolly

covered with dense cottony hairs or hairlike filaments; "the woolly aphid has a lanate coat resembling cotton"

pilous, pilose

(biology) covered with hairs especially fine soft ones

wire-haired

(especially of dogs) having stiff wiry hair; "a wire-haired terrier"

tomentose, tomentous

(biology) densely covered with short matted woolly hairs; "a tomentose leaf"

wooly, woolly

covered with dense often matted or curly hairs; "woolly lambs"

awnless

lacking or having only very short awns; "awnless bromegrass"

bearded

having a growth of hair-like awns; "bearded wheatgrass"

tetramerous

(biology) having or consisting of four similar parts; tetramerous flowers

carnivorous

(used of plants as well as animals) feeding on animals; "carnivorous plants are capable of trapping and digesting small animals especially insects"

insectivorous

(of animals and plants) feeding on insects

apivorous

feeding on bees

myrmecophagous

feeding on ants but usually not living with them

multicellular

consisting of many cells; "multicellular organisms"

chondritic, granular

having a granular structure like that of chondrites

achondritic

not having a granular structure

diurnal

(biology) belonging to or active during the day; "diurnal animals are active during the day"; "diurnal flowers are open during the day and closed at night"

nocturnal

(biology) belonging to or active during the night; "nocturnal animals are active at night"; "nocturnal plants have flowers that open at night and close by day"

parasitic, parasitical, leechlike, bloodsucking

of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another; "a wealthy class parasitic upon the labor of the masses"; "parasitic vines that strangle the trees"; "bloodsucking blackmailer"; "his indolent leechlike existence"

symbiotic

(biology; used of organisms (especially of different species)) living together but not necessarily in a relationship beneficial to each

free-living, nonparasitic, nonsymbiotic

(biology) not parasitic on another organism

endogamous

(biology)

exogamous

(biology)

exogamic

reproduced by fusion of gametes of different ancestries

entozoic, entozoan, endozoic

living within a living animal usually as a parasite; "entozoic worms"

epizoic

living or growing on the exterior surface of an animal usually as a parasite; "an epizoic plant parasite

nonnative

of plants or animals originating in a part of the world other than where they are growing

established, naturalized

introduced from another region and persisting without cultivation

cosmopolitan, widely distributed

(ecology) growing or occurring in many parts of the world; "a cosmopolitan herb"; "cosmopolitan in distribution"

endemic

(ecology) native to or confined to a certain region; "the islands have a number of interesting endemic species"

acephalous

(biology) lacking a head or a clearly defined head; "acephalous worms"

outbred

bred of parents not closely related; (anthropology) having parents of different classes or tribes

inbred

produced by inbreeding

interbred

bred of closely related parents

crossbred, interbred

bred of parents of different races or strains

monoecious, monecious

having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal

dioecious, dioecian

having male and female reproductive organs in separate plants or animals

obligate

(biology) restricted to a particular condition of life; "an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of OXYGen"

facultative

(biology) able to exist under more than one set of conditions; "a facultative parasite can exist as a parasite or a saprophyte"

colonial, compound

(zoology) composed of many distinct individuals united to form a whole or colony; "coral is a colonial organism"

gregarious

tending to form a group with others of the same kind; "gregarious bird species"; "man is a gregarious animal"

nongregarious, nonsocial, solitary

of plants and animals; not growing or living in groups or colonies; "solitary bees"

ungregarious

not gregarious

stinging

having a sting or the capacity to sting; "stinging insects"; "stinging nettles"

stingless

having no sting; "stingless bees"

sympatric

(of biological species or speciation) occurring in the same or overlapping geographical areas

allopatric

(of biological species or speciation) occurring in areas isolated geographically from one another

tame, tamed

brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"

cultivated

no longer in the natural state; developed by human care and for human use; "cultivated roses"; "cultivated blackberries"

domestic, domesticated

converted or adapted to domestic use; "domestic animals"; "domesticated plants like maize"

tamed

brought from wildness; "the once inhospitable landscape is now tamed"

wild, untamed

in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated; "wild geese"; "edible wild plants"

uniparous

(biology) producing only one offspring at a time

multiparous

(biology) producing more than one offspring at a time

biparous, twinning

producing two offspring at a time

endangered

(of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction; "an endangered species"

threatened

(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered; "the spotted owl is a threatened species, not yet an endangered one"

xerophytic

adapted to a xeric (or dry) environment; "cacti are xerophytic plants"; "xerophytic adaptations"

hydrophytic

growing wholly or partially in water; "water lilies are hydrophytic"

hygrophytic

requiring an abundance of moisture; "some tropical ferns are hygrophytic"

biotypic

of or relating to a biotype

generic

(biology) relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus; "the generic name"

monoclonal

forming or derived from a single clone

monotypic

(biology) consisting of only one type

planktonic

of or relating to plankton

moneran

of or relating to the Monera

polymorphic, polymorphous

(biology) relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population; "a polymorphic species"

zygotic

of or relating to a zygote

endoparasitic

of or relating to parasites that live in the internal organs of animals

phenotypical, phenotypic

of or relating to or constituting a phenotype; "phenotypical profile"

genotypical, genotypic

of or relating to or constituting a genotype; "genotypical pattern"

biotic

of or relating to living organisms

conspecific

belong to the same species; "cultivated cabbage and wild cabbage are conspecific"

congeneric, congenerical

belonging to the same genus

specific

relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species; "specific characters"

ordinal

of or relating to a taxonomic order; "family and ordinal names of animals and plants"

aneuploid

having a chromosome number that is not an exact multiple of the haploid number

entozoan, endozoan

of or relating to entozoa

epizoan, ectozoan

of or relating to epizoa

parasitically

in a parasitic manner

amorphous, unstructured (opposite)

lacking the system or structure characteristic of living bodies

artificial (opposite)

not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes

mineral (opposite)

composed of matter other than plant or animal; "the inorganic mineral world"