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eukaryote

eu·ka·ryote

UK/juːˈkæɹi.əʊt/ US/juˈkæɹi.ɒt/ uncommon

noun

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

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

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