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Archaea
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archaea
Translingual
Alternative forms
mul Archea common misspelling
Etymology
From mul grc ἀρχαῖα ancient, neuter plural of grc ἀρχαῖος ancient.
Proper noun
Single-celled organisms lacking nuclei, formerly called archaebacteria, but now known to differ fundamentally from bacteria.
A taxonomic domain.
kingdom superkingdom Prokaryota
Synonyms
Archaebacteria subkingdom, Korarchaeota class 1, Crenarchaeota, Euryarchaeota phylum 1
Hyponyms
domain Crenarchaeota, Euryarchaeota phylum 1, Korarchaeota class 1, Nanoarchaeota phylum, Thaumarchaeota phyla
kingdom Crenarchaeota, Euryarchaeota phylum 1 phyla
Coordinate terms
kingdom in Prokaryota Bacteria kingdom
Derived terms
archaeal
archaean
archaeon
References
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mul Taxonomic names (domain)