prokaryote

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Synonyms: procaryote, prokaryotae, prokaryota, prokaryotic, prokaryotes, prokayotae, procaryotae, prokaryon

Antonyms: procaryote, prokaryotae, prokaryota, prokaryotic, prokaryotes, prokayotae, procaryotae, prokaryon

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Noun

1. An [[organism]] whose cell (or cells) are characterized by the absence of a [[nucleus]] or any other [[membrane]]-[[bound]] [[organelle|organelles]].
2. In the [[w:two-empire system|two-empire system]] of [[biology|biological]] [[taxonomy]], an [[organism]] of the [[kingdom]] [[w:Monera|Prokaryotae]] (now superseded).

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