[XBob]

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organismmycoplasmamycoplasma-like organismpleuropneumonia-like organism

Main Entry: or·gan·ism
Pronunciation: 'or-g&-"ni-z&m
Function: noun
Date: circa 1774
1 : a complex structure of interdependent and subordinate elements whose relations and properties are largely determined by their function in the whole
2 : an individual constituted to carry on the activities of life by means of organs separate in function but mutually dependent : a living being

[tallhappy]

And...?

[tallhappy]

And how do these definitions support your claims?

Your logic says bacteria or yeast or a host of many other organless creatures are not organisms.

[hocndoc]

The embryo meets the definition of organism that you quote.