Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn entity such as an animal, a plant, a fungus or a microorganism; something that lives, as opposed to being non-living or dead.
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Translations
Bulgarian органи́зъм
- органи́зъм (organízăm)something living
Dutch levend wezen
- levend wezensomething living
Esperanto vivaĵo
- vivaĵosomething living
Finnish elävä olento, eliö
- elävä olentosomething living
- eliösomething living
French être vivant
- être vivantsomething living
German Lebewesen
- Lebewesensomething living
Hindi प्राणी, जीव
- प्राणी (prāṇī)something living
- जीव (jīv)something living
Indonesian makhluk hidup
- makhluk hidupsomething living
Irish beothach
- beothachsomething living
Italian essere vivente
- essere viventesomething living
Polish żywa istota
- żywa istotasomething living
Portuguese ser vivo
- ser vivosomething living
Russian органи́зм
- органи́зм (organízm)something living
Spanish ser vivo
- ser vivosomething living
Tagalog katubaghay
- katubaghaysomething living
Welsh peth byw
- peth bywsomething living
Cite this entry
APA
living thing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/living%20thing
MLA
“living thing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/living%20thing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “living thing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/living%20thing.
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