eukaryote
noun
eu·kary·ote
(ˌ)yü-ˈker-ē-ˌōt 
-ət
-ˈka-rē-
-ət
-ˈka-rē-
variants
or less commonly eucaryote
: any of a domain (Eukarya) or a higher taxonomic group (Eukaryota) above the kingdom that includes organisms composed of one or more cells containing visibly evident nuclei and organelles compare archaea, bacterium, prokaryote
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Since that original act, the eukaryote has transformed again and again.
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Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
In 2018, Haddock, an expert on comb jellies, attended a conference on the origin of eukaryotes.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, WIRED, 20 Oct. 2024
In 2018, Haddock, an expert on comb jellies, attended a conference (opens a new tab) on the origin of eukaryotes.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024
In that case, the transition might have fueled, and been fueled by, eukaryotes’ tendency for genome expansion.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 May 2024
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Quanta Magazine, 28 Oct. 2024
In 2018, Haddock, an expert on comb jellies, attended a conference on the origin of eukaryotes.
—Yasemin Saplakoglu, WIRED, 20 Oct. 2024
In 2018, Haddock, an expert on comb jellies, attended a conference (opens a new tab) on the origin of eukaryotes.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024
In that case, the transition might have fueled, and been fueled by, eukaryotes’ tendency for genome expansion.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 May 2024
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“Eukaryote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eukaryote. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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eukaryote
noun
eu·kary·ote
(ˌ)yu̇-ˈke(ə)r-ē-ˌōt
ˈka(ə)r-
: an organism composed of one or more cells with clearly viewable nuclei
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eukaryote
noun
eu·kary·ote
variants
also eucaryote
: any of a domain (Eukarya) or a higher taxonomic group (Eukaryota) above the kingdom that includes organisms composed of one or more cells containing visibly evident nuclei and organelles compare prokaryote
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