livingintricacy
nounUK /ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈɪntrɪkəsi/
US /ˈlɪvɪŋ ˈɪntrəkəsi/
A living intricacy is a living thing that is very complicated and full of tiny, connected parts.
The coral reef is a living intricacy, with thousands of tiny animals and plants all connected to each other.
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2. The complicated, connected details of a living thing or living system.
Scientists studied the living intricacy of the rainforest to understand how every species depends on the others.
3. A way of describing life as full of small, connected parts that work together.
Her book celebrates the living intricacy of the human body, from cells to organs.
4. The state of being alive and highly detailed or complex.
The garden's living intricacy amazed the children, who found new insects under every leaf.