Meaning of eukaryote
Pronunciation: (y-kar'ē-ōt", -ē-ut), [key]
— n. Biol.
- any organism having as its fundamental structural unit a cell type that contains specialized organelles in the cytoplasm, a membrane-bound nucleus enclosing genetic material organized into chromosomes, and an elaborate system of division by mitosis or meiosis, characteristic of all life forms except bacteria, blue-green algae, and other primitive microorganisms.
- eukaryote (Thesaurus)