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urkaryote

urkaryote noun: a theoretical ancestor of eukaryotes.

Noun

urkaryote (plural urkaryotes)

  1. A theoretical ancestor of eukaryotes.

Forms of urkaryote

pluralurkaryotes

Origin of urkaryote

ur- + eukaryote

Questions about urkaryote

What does urkaryote mean?
Urkaryote means a theoretical ancestor of eukaryotes.
What part of speech is urkaryote?
Urkaryote is a noun.
What is the plural of urkaryote?
The plural of urkaryote is urkaryotes.

Words near urkaryote in the dictionary

  1. URJ
  2. Urja
  3. Urjala
  4. Urk
  5. urka
  6. urkaryote
  7. urkaryotes
  8. urkas
  9. Urkowitz
  10. Urkowitzes
  11. URL

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