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Definitions for Eukaryote
[1] any organism having as its fundamental structural unit a cell type that contains specialized organelles in the cytoplasm, a membrane-bound nucleus enclosing genetic material organized into chromosomes, and an elaborate system of division by mitosis or meiosis, characteristic of all life forms except bacteria, blue-green algae, and other primitive microorganisms.
[2] any member of the Eukarya , a domain of organisms having cells each with a distinct nucleus within which the genetic material is contained. Eukaryotes include protoctists, fungi, plants, and animals Compare prokaryote
Words nearby Eukaryote
euhedral, euhemerism, euhemerize, euhemerus, eukaryotae, eukaryote, eukinetics, eula, eulachon, eulenburg's disease, eulenspiegel
Origin of Eukaryote
< New Latin Eukaryota, earlier Eucaryotes (1925) “those having a true nucleus,” equivalent to eu- eu- + Greek káry(on ) nut, kernel (see karyo-) + New Latin -ota, -otes; see -ote
Other words from Eukaryote
eu·kar·y·ot·ic [yoo-kar-ee-ot -ik] /yuˌkær iˈɒt ɪk/ , adjective
eu•kar′y•ot′ ic (-ŏt′ ĭk ) adj.
eukaryotic adjective
Word origin for Eukaryote
from eu- + karyo- + -ote as in zygote