What does "superorganism" mean?

A social colony of individuals who, through division of labour, effective communication and self-organization, form a highly connected community that functions as if it were a single organism.

What is a synonym for "superorganism"?

Common synonyms include: borganism, borganism.

Superorganism

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Noun

1
A social colony of individuals who, through division of labour, effective communication and self-organization, form a highly connected community that functions as if it were a single organism.
"A superorganism is an ensemble of living and non-living matter, which acts as a single self-regulating system. […] Gaia is the largest and most complex superorganism we know."

Synonyms

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borganism borganism

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"A superorganism is an ensemble of living and non-living matter, which acts as a single self-regulating system. […] Gaia is the largest and most complex superorganism we know."

Etymology

From super- + organism.

Related phrases

division of labour self organization

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