eukaryote
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eukaryote
- /juːˈkæɹi.əʊt/ UK
- /juˈkæɹi.ɒt/ UK
- /juˈkæɹi.oʊt/ US
- /juˈkæɹi.ət/ US
- /juˈkɛəɹi.oʊt/ US
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Borrowed from French eucaryote; equivalent to eu- + karyon + -ote.
noun eukaryotes · eukarya · eucaryot · eucaryote · eukaryot
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Any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.
It is now clear that among organisms there are two different organizational patterns of cells, which Chatton (1937) called, with singular prescience, the eucaryotic and procaryotic type.
Similar: eukaryote
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noun any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
| Español | eucarionte |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 진핵생물 jinhaeksaengmul |
| 日本語 | 真核生物 shinkaku seibutsu |
| 中文 | 真核生物 zhēnhé shēngwù |
| Português | eucariota, eucarioto, eucarionte |
| Français | eucaryote |
| Deutsch | Eukaryot |
| Italiano | eucariota |
| Ελληνικά | ευκαρυώτης efkaryótis |
| Română | eucariotă |
| Русский | эукарио́та eukarióta |
| Tiếng Việt | sinh vật nhân chuẩn, sinh vật nhân thực, sinh vật nhân điển hình, sinh vật có nhân chính thức |
| العربية | حقيقيات النوى |
| עברית | אֵיקָרְיוֹט eykaryót |
Talk about this word "eukaryote." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/eukaryote. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. eukaryote. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/eukaryote "eukaryote." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/eukaryote.Cite this
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title = {eukaryote},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eukaryote},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
