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eukaryote

/juːˈkæɹi.əʊt/ noun

In Latin: eukăry̆ōtum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about eukaryote at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. An organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells.

Origin

Borrowed from French eucaryote; equivalent to eu- + karyon + -ote.

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