life-form

life-form — [līf′ôrm΄] n. a particular type of organism, often one that is unusual, alien, or newly discovered: often written life form * * * …   Universalium

life-form — [līf′ôrm΄] n. a particular type of organism, often one that is unusual, alien, or newly discovered: often written life form …   English World dictionary

life form — n a living thing such as a plant or animal ▪ life forms on other planets …   Dictionary of contemporary English

life form — life forms N COUNT: with supp A life form is any living thing such as an animal or plant …   English dictionary

life form — life ,form noun count FORMAL a living thing, for example an animal or a plant …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

life form — ► NOUN ▪ any living thing …   English terms dictionary

life form — noun the characteristic bodily form of a mature organism • Hypernyms: ↑body, ↑organic structure, ↑physical structure * * * life form UK US noun [countable] [singular life form …   Useful english dictionary

life form — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms life form : singular life form plural life forms formal a living thing, for example an animal or a plant …   English dictionary

life-form — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : the body form characterizing a kind of organism (as a species) at maturity trees are commonly the dominant life form in moist cool areas …   Useful english dictionary

life, form of — Term associated with the later work of Wittgenstein . A form of life is what two groups need to share if their languages can be mutually comprehensible …   Philosophy dictionary

life-form — noun Date: 1861 the body form that characterizes a kind of organism (as a species) at maturity; also a kind of organism …   New Collegiate Dictionary