organism
any individual living being or physical living system
asymptomatic carrier
person or other organism that has become infected with a pathogen without displaying signs or symptoms
mythical creature
supernatural animal, generally a hybrid, sometimes part human, whose existence cannot be proven, described in legends, myths, fables, folklore
feral
formerly domestic organisms which survive in the wild
predator
organism that preys upon and consumes other organisms through various methods of predation
protist
eukaryotic organisms that are not animals, plants or fungi
embryo
multicellular diploid eukaryote in its earliest stage of development
vector
agent that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism
thermophile
organism that thrives at relatively high temperatures
decomposer
organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms
specialist organism
in biology and ecology a plant or animal species that can thrive only in a narrow range of environmental conditions or has a limited diet
primary producer
organism in an ecosystem that produces biomass from inorganic compounds
aerial organism
organism that inhabits the air
biological control agent
organism used by humans against organisms competing with humanity
plant
living thing in the kingdom of photosynthetic eukaryotes
phototroph
organism using energy from light in metabolic processes
mesophile
organism that prefers moderate temperatures
generalist species
plant or animal species that can be found in very many different biotopes
psychrophile
organism capable of growing and reproducing in the cold
symbiont
organism living in symbiosis
crossbreed
half-bred animal
aquatic organism
organism that inhabits water
fetus
stage in the prenatal development of viviparous organisms
biped
organism that usually moves using two legs