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.
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Superorganism
Synonyms for "superorganism" (2 found)
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Catalan
1 entries- superorganisme noun (social colony)
Danish
1 entries- superorganisme noun (social colony)
French
1 entries- superorganisme noun (social colony)
German
1 entries- Superorganismus noun (social colony)
Polish
2 entries- nadorganizm noun (social colony)
- superorganizm noun (social colony)
Spanish
1 entries- superorganismo noun (social colony)
Swedish
1 entries- superorganism noun (social colony)
Sample sentences
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To grasp why Metaman—our strange amalgam of concrete, humans, computer chips, and various plants and animals—is a superorganism rather than merely an elaborate “social grouping” of humans, look at another, far simpler grouping of organisms—a termite colony.
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