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archaeon

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A prokaryotic organism; a member of the domain Archaea

Equivalents

Españolarquea
Françaisarchée
DeutschArchaeenArchaeon
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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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

archaeonycteridid archaeopalynology archaeopathology archaeophage archaeophyta archaeophyte

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