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Eukaryota

[ yoo-kar-ee-oh-tuh, ‐ee-uh-tuh ]

noun

, (used with a singular or plural verb)
  1. (in the three-domain system of classification) the taxonomic domain comprising the eukaryotes.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Eukaryota1

First recorded in 1945–50; from New Latin, from Greek, equivalent to eu- + káry(on) + neuter plural adjective suffix -ōta; eu- ( def ), kary(o)- ( def ), -ota ( def )

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