Eukaryota

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Translingual

Etymology

eu- (“true”) + Ancient Greek κάρυον (káruon, “nut”) + -ota.

Proper noun

Eukaryota

A taxonomic superkingdom or domain, consisting of all organisms whose cells have a nucleus.

Synonyms

(superkingdom or domain): Eukarya

Hyponyms

(superkingdom): Protozoa, Chromista, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia – kingdoms^[1]
(domain): Animalia, Fungi, Plantae, Protista – kingdoms

Coordinate terms

(superkingdom): Prokaryota^[1]
(domain): Archaea, Bacteria, Prokaryota

References

Eukaryota on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Eukaryota on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Eukaryota on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI

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Noun

Eukaryota m

plural of Eukaryot

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