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model organism

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables
mod-el or-gan-ism
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any organism (e.g. the fruit fly) that has been extensively studied as an example of many others, and from which general principles may be established; often chosen for reasons including short generation time, small genome, and affordability.

Etymology

From model + organism.

Inflected Forms

model organisms (plural)

Phrases

scientific model

Frequently Paired Words

scientific model

Questions

What does model organism mean?
Any organism (e.g. the fruit fly) that has been extensively studied as an example of many others, and from which general principles may be established; often chosen for reasons including short generation time, small genome, and affordability.
Where does model organism come from?
From model + organism.

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