archaeon
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archaeon
Where it comes from
Scientific Latin, corresponding to a singular form of Archaea.
noun archaeons · archaea
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A prokaryotic organism; a member of the domain Archaea
Then, the theory goes, a rogue archaeon gobbled up a bacterium to create an entirely new type of cell that would go on to form the basis of all complex life on Earth, from plants to humans.
Similar: archaebacterium
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noun microorganism
| Español | arquea |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 고세균 gosegyun |
| 日本語 | 古細菌 kosaikin |
| 中文 | 古菌 gǔjùn |
| Português | arqueobactéria, arqueia |
| Français | archée |
| Deutsch | Archaeon, Archaeen |
| Italiano | archei |
| Русский | архея arxeja |
| Tiếng Việt | cổ khuẩn, vi khuẩn cổ |
| العربية | بَكْتِيرْيَا قَدِيمَة baktīryā qadīma |
Talk about this word "archaeon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/archaeon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. archaeon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/archaeon "archaeon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/archaeon.Cite this
@misc{archaeon_2026,
title = {archaeon},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/archaeon},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
