living thing; organism; creature; life
Broad term covering any living organism, from microbes to humans. Often used in scientific and everyday contexts.
地球上には多様な生物が存在する。
A wide variety of living things exist on Earth.
There are many small creatures in this lake.
Abbreviation of 生物学 (biology). Common in school subject names and compound words.
See also: 生物学
He wants to become a biology teacher.
I plan to take biology next semester.
Many organisms live in the deep sea.
Today in biology class we learned about cells.
He researches tiny organisms.
Organisms have evolved over a long period of time.
extinct organisms; ancient life
neoplasm; tumor