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.
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Archaeon
Synonyms for "archaeon" (2 found)
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5 entriesTranslations
27 translations across 22 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- بَكْتِيرْيَا قَدِيمَة noun (microorganism)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- arxey noun (microorganism)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 古菌 noun (microorganism)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 古菌 noun (microorganism)
Esperanto
2 entries- arkeo noun (microorganism)
- arĥeo noun (microorganism)
Finnish
2 entries- arkki noun (microorganism)
- arkkieliö noun (microorganism)
French
1 entries- archée noun (microorganism)
German
2 entries- Archaeen noun (microorganism)
- Archaeon noun (microorganism)
Icelandic
1 entries- fornbaktería noun (microorganism)
Italian
1 entries- archei noun (microorganism)
Japanese
1 entries- 古細菌 noun (microorganism)
Korean
1 entries- 고세균 noun (microorganism)
Latin
1 entries- archaeon noun (microorganism)
Macedonian
1 entries- археја noun (microorganism)
Polish
1 entries- archeon noun (microorganism)
Portuguese
2 entries- arqueia noun (microorganism)
- arqueobactéria noun (microorganism)
Quechua
1 entries- ñawpa añaki noun (microorganism)
Russian
1 entries- архея noun (microorganism)
Spanish
1 entries- arquea noun (microorganism)
Swedish
1 entries- arké noun (microorganism)
Ukrainian
1 entries- археон noun (microorganism)
Vietnamese
2 entries- cổ khuẩn noun (microorganism)
- vi khuẩn cổ noun (microorganism)
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