life form

Or life-form

noun

1. the form that is characteristic of a particular organism at maturity.

life form

noun

1. biology the characteristic overall form and structure of a mature organism on the basis of which it can be classified

2. any living creature

3. (in science fiction) an alien

Word History and Origins

Origin of life form¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

These ancient resins sometimes contain "bio-inclusions" -- trapped remains of plants or animals -- that offer rare, detailed glimpses of life forms such as insects and flowers that are not usually preserved as fossils.

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But he made the mistake of valuing her mechanics more than her consciousness and sharp logic, treating her like another piece of property, slightly above a lower life form.

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Rivers do not resemble life forms as we’re used to them, though the language of rivers suggests they could.

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If simple life forms are found to exist that is no guarantee that more complex life forms are out there.

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Keeping in mind the arc of the narrative, Saxon realized the imagined life form needed to fit in a backpack to travel with Yuri wherever she goes.

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