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

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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