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eukaryote

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Main Entry: eu·kary·ote
Variant(s): also eu·cary·ote \(ˌ)yü-ˈker-ē-ˌōt, -ət, -ˈka-rē-\
Function: noun
Etymology: New Latin Eukaryotes, proposed subdivision of protists, from eu- + kary- + -otes, plural noun suffix, from Greek -ōtos — more at -otic
Date: 1943

: any of a domain (Eukarya) or a higher taxonomic group (Eukaryota) above the kingdom that includes organisms composed of one or more cells containing visibly evident nuclei and organelles — compare archaea, bacterium, prokaryote

eu·kary·ot·ic \-ˌker-ē-ˈä-tik, -ˌka-rē-\ adjective


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