Archaeon
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A prokaryotic organism; a member of the domain Archaea
"Then, the theory goes, a rogue archaeon gobbled up a bacterium to create an entirely new type of cell that would go on to form the basis of all complex life on Earth, from plants to humans."
Synonyms
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More examples"Then, the theory goes, a rogue archaeon gobbled up a bacterium to create an entirely new type of cell that would go on to form the basis of all complex life on Earth, from plants to humans."
Etymology
Scientific Latin, corresponding to a singular form of Archaea.