archaeon

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noun

A prokaryotic organism; a member of the domain Archaea

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archaebacterium
UncommonFirst used 20th c.Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounarchaeon (plural archaeons or archaea)

plural archaeons · plural archaea

  1. A prokaryotic organism; a member of the domain ArchaeaFirst known use 20th c.

    Then, the theory goes, a rogue archaeon gobbled up a bacterium to create an entirely new type of cell that would go on to form the basis of all complex life on Earth, from plants to humans.

    2020 January 15, Hannah Devlin, The Guardian

    Synonyms: archaebacterium

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA prokaryotic organism; a member of the domain Archaea

Similar
archaebacterium

Origin

Scientific Latin, corresponding to a singular form of Archaea.

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Translations

Arabic بَكْتِيرْيَا قَدِيمَة
  • بَكْتِيرْيَا قَدِيمَة (baktīryā qadīma)microorganism
Chinese Cantonese 古菌
  • 古菌 (gu² kwan²)microorganism
Chinese Mandarin 古菌
  • 古菌 (gǔjùn)microorganism
Esperanto arĥeo, arkeo
  • arĥeomicroorganism
  • arkeomicroorganism
Finnish arkeoni, arkki
  • arkeonimicroorganism
  • arkkimicroorganism
  • arkkieliömicroorganism
French archée
  • archéemicroorganism
German Archaeon, Archaeen
  • Archaeonmicroorganism
  • Archaeenmicroorganism
Icelandic fornbaktería
  • fornbakteríamicroorganism
Italian archei
  • archeimicroorganism
Japanese 古細菌
  • 古細菌 (kosaikin)microorganism
Korean 고세균
  • 고세균 (gosegyun)microorganism
Latin archaeon
  • archaeonmicroorganism
Polish archeon
  • archeonmicroorganism
Portuguese arqueobactéria, arqueia
  • arqueobactériamicroorganism
  • arqueiamicroorganism
Russian архея
  • архея (arxeja)microorganism
Spanish arquea
  • arqueamicroorganism
Swedish arké
  • arkémicroorganism
Ukrainian археон
  • археон (arxeon)microorganism
Vietnamese cổ khuẩn, vi khuẩn cổ
  • cổ khuẩnmicroorganism
  • vi khuẩn cổmicroorganism
Cite this entry
APA

archaeon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archaeon

MLA

“archaeon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archaeon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “archaeon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/archaeon.

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