Meanings
nouneukaryote (plural eukaryotes or eukarya)
plural eukaryotes · plural eukarya · alternative eucaryot · alternative eucaryote · alternative eukaryot
- biologyAny of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.
It is now clear that among organisms there are two different organizational patterns of cells, which Chatton (1937) called, with singular prescience, the eucaryotic and procaryotic type.
1962 March, Roger Stanier, “The concept of a bacterium”, in Archiv für Mikrobiologie, volume 42, number 1, page 17
Synonyms & antonyms
nounan organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an organism with ‘good’ or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells
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Arabic حقيقيات النوى
- حقيقيات النوىany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Bengali সুকেন্দ্রিক, ইউক্যারিওট
- সুকেন্দ্রিক (śukendrik)any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
- ইউক্যারিওট (iukkariōṭ)any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Catalan eucariota
- eucariotaany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Chinese Cantonese 真核生物
- 真核生物any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Chinese Mandarin 真核生物
- 真核生物 (zhēnhé shēngwù)any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Czech eukaryota
- eukaryotaany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Dutch eukaryoot
- eukaryootany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Esperanto eŭkariotoj
- eŭkariotojany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Estonian eukarüoot
- eukarüootany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Finnish aitotumainen, aitotumallinen
- aitotumainenany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
- aitotumallinenany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
- eukaryoottiany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
French eucaryote
- eucaryoteany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
German Eukaryot
- Eukaryotany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Greek ευκαρυώτης
- ευκαρυώτης (efkaryótis)any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Hebrew אֵיקָרְיוֹט
- אֵיקָרְיוֹט (eykaryót)any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Hungarian eukarióta
- eukariótaany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Icelandic heilkjörnungur
- heilkjörnungurany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Indonesian eukaryota, eukariota
- eukaryotaany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
- eukariotaany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Italian eucariota
- eucariotaany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Japanese 真核生物
- 真核生物 (shinkaku seibutsu)any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Korean 진핵생물
- 진핵생물 (jinhaeksaengmul)any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Latin eukăry̆ōtum
- eukăry̆ōtumany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Latvian eikariots
- eikariotsany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Lithuanian eukariotas
- eukariotasany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Norwegian eukaryoter
- eukaryoterany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Persian هوهسته, یوکاریوت
- هوهسته (huhaste)any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
- یوکاریوتany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Polish jądrowiec, eukariont
- jądrowiecany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
- eukariontany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Portuguese eucariota, eucarioto
- eucariotaany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
- eucariotoany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
- eucarionteany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Romanian eucariotă
- eucariotăany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Russian эукарио́та
- эукарио́та (eukarióta)any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Slovak evkariont
- evkariontany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Spanish eucarionte
- eucarionteany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Swedish eukaryot
- eukaryotany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Thai ยูแคริโอต
- ยูแคริโอต (yu-kraeyòht)any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Turkish ökaryot
- ökaryotany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Vietnamese sinh vật nhân chuẩn, sinh vật nhân thực
- sinh vật nhân chuẩnany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
- sinh vật nhân thựcany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
- sinh vật nhân điển hìnhany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
- sinh vật có nhân chính thứcany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Welsh ewcaryot
- ewcaryotany of the single-celled or multicellular organisms whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus
Cite this entry
APA
eukaryote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eukaryote
MLA
“eukaryote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eukaryote. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “eukaryote,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/eukaryote.
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