Eukaryota

Translingual

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Eukaryota

  1. A taxonomic superkingdom within the empire Biota – consisting of all organisms whose cells have a nucleus.

Usage notes

  • Sometimes called a domain. Biota is not often used in current works.

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References

  1. 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

  1. plural of Eukaryot