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protoeukaryote

protoeukaryote noun: a prokaryote that evolved into a eukaryote.

Noun

protoeukaryote (plural protoeukaryotes)

  1. A prokaryote that evolved into a eukaryote.

Forms of protoeukaryote

pluralprotoeukaryotes

Origin of protoeukaryote

From proto- + eukaryote.

Questions about protoeukaryote

What does protoeukaryote mean?
Protoeukaryote means a prokaryote that evolved into a eukaryote.
What part of speech is protoeukaryote?
Protoeukaryote is a noun.
What is the plural of protoeukaryote?
The plural of protoeukaryote is protoeukaryotes.

Words near protoeukaryote in the dictionary

  1. protoelongates
  2. protoeruboside
  3. protoescoleces
  4. protoescolex
  5. protoethical
  6. protoeukaryote
  7. protoeukaryotes
  8. Protoevangelion
  9. Protoevangelium
  10. protofascism
  11. protofascisms

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