organism

[English organ; -ism; French organ is me.] 1. Organic structure or disposition of parts; or ganization. "The advantageous organism of the eye."-Grew: Cosmo. Sacra , ch. iii. 2. An organized body; a body exhibiting organization and organic life; a member of the animal or vegetable kingdom. "A bucket dropped overboard catches only the water that is free of phosphoric organisms."-London Daily Telegraph.