Associations to the word «Eukaryote»

Wiktionary

EUKARYOTE, noun. Any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms, of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.

Dictionary definition

EUKARYOTE, noun. 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.

Wise words

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