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Eukaryota
[ yoo-kar-ee-oh-tuh, â€e±ð-uh-tuh ]
noun
(used with a singular or plural verb)
- (in the three-domain system of classification) the taxonomic domain comprising the eukaryotes.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of Eukaryota1
First recorded in 1945–50; from New Latin, from Greek, equivalent to eu- + °ìá°ù²â(´Ç²Ô) + neuter plural adjective suffix -ųٲ¹; eu- ( def ), kary(o)- ( def ), -ota ( def )
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Example Sentences
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Many kingdoms make up its three domains, but only two of those kingdoms within the domain Eukaryota, the Plantae and Animalia, appear to merit conservation biologists' attention.
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Before, bacteria were classified as Prokaryota, while everything else, including fungi, plants and people, were considered Eukaryota.
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