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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma;
[syn: prokaryote, procaryote]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

prokaryote n 1: a unicellular organism having cells lacking membrane-bound nuclei; bacteria are the prime example but also included are blue-green algae and actinomycetes and mycoplasma [syn: prokaryote, procaryote] [ant: eucaryote, eukaryote]