| NOUN | animal | eukaryote, eucaryote | an organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria |
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| Meaning | 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. | |
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| Synonym | eucaryote | |
| Broader | organism, being | A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently |
| Opposite | prokaryote, procaryote | A unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei |
| Spanish | eucarionte, eucariota, eukaryota | |
| Catalan | eucariota | |
| Adjectives | eukaryotic, eucaryotic | having cells with 'good' or membrane-bound nuclei |
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