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| ar·chae·a [ aar k ə, rkee ə ] |
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primitive single-celled organisms: members of one of two distinct groups of the most primitive living single-celled organisms, similar in size to bacteria but different in molecular organization
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| [Late 20th century. Shortening of archaebacteria] |
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