Etymology

eukaryote

eu·kary·ote
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Today it means: Any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus. Full definition →

French eucaryote
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  1. French · borrowed fromeucaryote
  2. English todayeukaryote

Borrowed from French eucaryote; equivalent to eu- + karyon + -ote.

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