In a popular show, the Horta is a silicon-based lifeform.
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Lifeform
Synonyms for "lifeform"
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Translations
12 translations across 11 languages.
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 生命形式 noun (living organism)
Dutch
1 entries- levensvorm noun (living organism)
Finnish
1 entries- elämänmuoto noun (living organism)
French
1 entries- forme de vie noun (living organism)
German
1 entries- Lebensform noun (living organism)
Irish
2 entries- beathachruth noun (living organism)
- foirm bheatha noun (living organism)
Japanese
1 entries- 生命体 noun (living organism)
Polish
1 entries- forma życia noun (living organism)
Portuguese
1 entries- forma de vida noun (living organism)
Spanish
1 entries- forma de vida noun (living organism)
Swedish
1 entries- livsform noun (living organism)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
"We scanned the alien lifeform, and it seems to be silicon-based." "Amazing!"
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An interesting lifeform that I like in Larry Niven's sci-fi Known Space is the Bandersnatchi, big slug-like herd animals that were created by the Tnuctipun during the telepathic Thrintun Empire about 1.5 billion years ago.
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