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.

synonym: eukaryote.

Dutch: eukaryoten
Polish: kariota, jądrowce, organizmy jądrowe, jądrowe, eukariota, karioty, organizmy eukariotyczne, eukarionty, eukarioty