PROKARYOTE

 Dictionary entry overview: What does prokaryote mean? 

• PROKARYOTE (noun)
  The noun PROKARYOTE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PROKARYOTE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PROKARYOTE (noun)

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

procaryote; prokaryote

Hypernyms ("prokaryote" is a kind of...):

being; organism (a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently)

Antonym:

eukaryote (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)