eukaryote

English

A diagram of a eukaryote cell, showing that chromosomal DNA is located in the nucleus

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Etymology

eu- + kary- + -ote

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /juˈkæɹi.əʊt/, /juˈkæɹi.ɒt/
  • Hyphenation: eu‧kary‧ote

Noun

eukaryote (plural eukaryotes or eukarya)

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

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