prokaryote

From pro- + Ancient Greek κάρυον (káruon, “nut, kernel”) + -ote.

prokaryote (plural prokaryotes)

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 In the two-empire system of biological taxonomy, an organism of the kingdom Prokaryotae (now superseded).

• prokaryota

• eukaryote

• archaeon
• bacterium

• prokaryotic