prokaryote

noun
/pɹəʊˈkæɹi.əʊt/UK/pɹoʊˈkæɹi.oʊt/US

Etymology

From pro- + karyon + -ote.

  1. derived from κάρυον
  2. formed as prokaryote — “pro- + karyon + -ote

Definitions

  1. An organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any…

    An organism whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a nucleus or any other membrane-bound organelles.

  2. In the two-empire system of biological taxonomy, an organism of the kingdom Prokaryotae…

    In the two-empire system of biological taxonomy, an organism of the kingdom Prokaryotae (now superseded).

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA