"life form" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: life forms [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} life form (plural life forms)
  1. The morphology of an organism that distinguishes it from others.
    Sense id: en-life_form-en-noun-fjTqmOKi
  2. Alternative form of lifeform Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: lifeform
    Sense id: en-life_form-en-noun-M~DJUofK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61

Inflected forms

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