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  • adjective of or pertaining to eukaryotes; same as eukaryotic. Contrasted with prokaryotic.

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  • adjective Alternative spelling of eukaryotic.

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  • adjective having cells with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei

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eucaryote +‎ -ic

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