lifeform
nounUK /ˈlaɪf.fɔːm/
US /ˈlaɪf.fɔːrm/
A lifeform is any living thing, like a plant, an animal, or a tiny bug.
Scientists found a strange lifeform deep in the ocean.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A creature from another planet or a made-up world.
The movie showed an alien lifeform with three eyes.
3. Any single living cell or simple organism too small to see.
A drop of pond water can hold many tiny lifeforms.
4. A living thing considered as a type or kind of living being.
Each lifeform on the island has adapted to the hot weather.