HyperDic: eukaryote

English > 1 sense of the word eukaryote:
NOUNanimaleukaryote, eucaryotean organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria
English > eukaryote: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAn 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.
Synonymeucaryote
Broaderorganism, beingA living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
Oppositeprokaryote, procaryoteA unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei
Spanisheucarionte, eucariota, eukaryota
Catalaneucariota
Adjectiveseukaryotic, eucaryotichaving cells with 'good' or membrane-bound nuclei

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