eukaryote \eukaryote\ n.
   an organism with "good" or membrane-bound nuclei having
   multiple chromosomes; eucaryotes also have other
   membrane-bound organelles such as mitochondria or
   chloroplasts, within the cytoplasm enclosed by the outer
   membrane. Such cells are characteristic of all life forms
   except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria and
   blue-green algae. Contrasted with prokaryote.

   Syn: eucaryote.
        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

	

	eukaryote
    n 1: an organism with cells characteristic of all life forms
         except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria; i.e. an
         organism with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells
         [syn: eukaryote, eucaryote] [ant: procaryote,
         prokaryote]