| NOUN | animal | procaryote, prokaryote | a unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei |
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| Meaning | A unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma. | |
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| Synonym | prokaryote | |
| Broader | organism, being | A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently |
| Opposite | eukaryote, eucaryote | An organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria |
| Spanish | procarionte, procariota, Procaryota | |
| Catalan | procariota | |
| Adjectives | procaryotic | having cells that lack membrane-bound nuclei |
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