I.e. an organism with `good' or membrane-bound nuclei in its cells

• An organism with cells characteristic of all life forms except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. 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 ] [ant: prokaryote ]

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of eukaryote English)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
eucaryote \eucaryote\ 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 ...