life form

or life-form

noun

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

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Examples from the Web for life form

That it had established itself in a life-form that casually ingested deadly poisons was no excuse.
Insidekick|Jesse Franklin Bone
The life-form was indeed a virus, unimaginably ancient, and intelligent throughout millions of years of its history.
Star Surgeon|Alan Nourse
In this respect, the reproduction of human beings is the same as that of any other life-form.
Sane Sex Life and Sane Sex Living|H.W. Long
If the life-form is returned to him before he awakes, he will be unaware that anything unusual has happened.
Fetichism in West Africa|Robert Hamill Nassau

Almost any other life-form could compete with them, any higher life-form.
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British Dictionary definitions for life form

life form

noun

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

any living creature

(in science fiction) an alien

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