Eukaryota

Translingual

Etymology

Ancient Greek ἐΰς (eǘs, “true”) + κάρυον (káruon, “nut”)

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
Eukaryota on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Eukaryota at the Tree of Life Web Project
Eukaryota at Encyclopedia of Life

1 2 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. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

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Noun

Eukaryota m

plural of Eukaryot

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