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archaeon

archaeon noun: a prokaryotic organism; a member of the domain Archaea.

Noun

archaeon (plural archaeons or archaea)

  1. A prokaryotic organism; a member of the domain Archaea
    • Then, the theory goes, a rogue archaeon gobbled up a bacterium to create an entirely new type of cell that would go on to form the basis of all complex life on Earth, from plants to humans.2020 January 15, Hannah Devlin, The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    archaebacterium

archaeon meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese

archaeon in Arabic

microorganism
بَكْتِيرْيَا قَدِيمَة baktīryā qadīma

archaeon in Vietnamese

microorganism
cổ khuẩn, vi khuẩn cổ

Synonyms of archaeon

Forms of archaeon

pluralarchaeons
pluralarchaea

Origin of archaeon

Scientific Latin, corresponding to a singular form of Archaea.

Words formed from archaeon

Questions about archaeon

What does archaeon mean?
Archaeon means a prokaryotic organism; a member of the domain Archaea.
What is archaeon in Arabic?
Archaeon in Arabic is بَكْتِيرْيَا قَدِيمَة (baktīryā qadīma). See Archaeon meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is archaeon?
Archaeon is a noun.
What is the plural of archaeon?
The plural of archaeon is archaeons.

Words near archaeon in the dictionary

  1. archaeomusicologist
  2. archaeomusicologists
  3. archaeomusicology
  4. archaeomythological
  5. archaeomythology
  6. archaeon
  7. archaeons
  8. archaeonycteridid
  9. archaeonycteridids
  10. archaeopalaeontological
  11. archaeopaleontological

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