EUKARYOTE


Meaning of EUKARYOTE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

also eu·cary·ote (ˌ)yü-ˈker-ē-ˌōt, -ə, -ˈka-rē-

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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