eukaryote

== English == === Alternative forms === eucaryot, eucaryote, eukaryot === Etymology === Borrowed from French eucaryote; equivalent to eu- +‎ karyon +‎ -ote. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /juːˈkæɹi.əʊt/, /juˈkæɹi.ɒt/ (General American) IPA(key): /juˈkæɹi.oʊt/, /juˈkæɹi.ət/, /juˈkɛəɹi.oʊt/ Hyphenation: eu‧kary‧ote === Noun === eukaryote (plural eukaryotes or eukarya) (cytology) Any of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus. ==== Hyponyms ==== bikont unikont ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== eukaryal eukaryocyte eukaryon eukaryotic prokaryote ==== Translations ====