Word: superorganism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: su
per
or
gan
ism
Definition: 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.
Morphemes:
Affix: super-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: inclusive
Etymology Compounds: Affix: super-
Language: la
Decoded: super-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: super-; over, above
Affix: organism
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὄργανον
Language: grc
Decoded: organon
Meaning: tool, instrument