eukaryote
Any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota,…Any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.
» Organisms with complex cells are eukaryotes.
Meaning
1 sensesAny of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.
Eukaryot
эукарио́таeukarióta
- 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
Examples
5 sentencesOrganisms with complex cells are eukaryotes.
Are eukaryotes really just a branch of archaea?
Eukaryotes are biologically superior to prokaryotes.
Eukaryotes make up one of the three groups of living organisms.
It is a eukaryote.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French eucaryote; equivalent to eu- + karyon + -ote.Borrowed from French eucaryote; equivalent to eu- + karyon + -ote.
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Forms
plural: eukaryotes / eukarya| Singular | eukaryote |
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| Plural | eukaryotes / eukarya |
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Synonyms
2 synonyms- 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:eucaryote
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
14 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular