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eukaryote
eu·kar·y·ote [ yoo kárree t ] (plural eu·kar·y·ot·es) or eu·car·y·ote [ yoo kárree t ] (plural eu·car·y·ot·es)


noun 
Definition:
 
organism with visible nuclei: any organism with one or more cells that have visible nuclei and organelles. The group contains all living and fossil cellular organisms except bacteria and cyanobacteria.
[Mid-20th century. <eu- + Greek karuōtos "having nuts" < karuon "nut"]

eu·kar·y·ot·ic [ yoo kàrree óttik ] adjective
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