life-form
noun
ˈlīf-ˈfȯrm 
-ˌfȯrm
: the body form that characterizes a kind of organism (such as a species) at maturity
also
: a kind of organism
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Each of these creatures of light multiplied into subqueries and side queries, a glowing menagerie of exotic life-forms crisscrossing the void, their wakes and ripples gradually illuminating the entirety of the submarine cave.
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Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
If they are broken by clumsy feet, these millennia-old life-forms can die.
—Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
That research, published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment, found nearly five times more individual life-forms per square meter on the munition objects than on nearby sediment.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 2025
As a slow drip of oxygen filtered into the atmosphere and sea, any life-form that could handle an occasional brush with the new, poisonous gas—or even use it to its energetic benefit—may have been at an advantage.
—Jake Buehler, Wired News, 31 Aug. 2025
And now the tech-bro leader of Prodigy City wants those life-forms for himself.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
The scientists were surprised to find that the material was teeming with life-forms, some of which were unknown microorganisms.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
As a slow drip of oxygen filtered into the atmosphere and sea, any life-form that could handle an occasional brush with the new, poisonous gas — or even use it to its energetic benefit — may have been at an advantage.
—Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 23 July 2025
How scientists define a species When scientists talk about biodiversity – the variety of life-forms found in nature – species are the basic building blocks.
—Elay Shech, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
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Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025
If they are broken by clumsy feet, these millennia-old life-forms can die.
—Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
That research, published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment, found nearly five times more individual life-forms per square meter on the munition objects than on nearby sediment.
—Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 25 Sep. 2025
As a slow drip of oxygen filtered into the atmosphere and sea, any life-form that could handle an occasional brush with the new, poisonous gas—or even use it to its energetic benefit—may have been at an advantage.
—Jake Buehler, Wired News, 31 Aug. 2025
And now the tech-bro leader of Prodigy City wants those life-forms for himself.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
The scientists were surprised to find that the material was teeming with life-forms, some of which were unknown microorganisms.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2025
As a slow drip of oxygen filtered into the atmosphere and sea, any life-form that could handle an occasional brush with the new, poisonous gas — or even use it to its energetic benefit — may have been at an advantage.
—Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 23 July 2025
How scientists define a species When scientists talk about biodiversity – the variety of life-forms found in nature – species are the basic building blocks.
—Elay Shech, The Conversation, 30 May 2025
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“Life-form.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life-form. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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