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n. - An organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria.

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Usage examples (34)
  • ‡ The word eukaryote comes from the Greek for “true nucleus.
  • Am I not right when I say that the simplest eukaryote is a heck of a lot more complex than the archaea is?
  • Cheese was a good eukaryote and would never hurt anyone.
  • If this was designed, the first eukaryote must have had a copy.
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