also  pro*cary*ote  n :  a cellular organism (as a bacterium or a blue-green alga) that does not have a distinct nucleus - compare EUKARYOTE  pro*kary*ot*ic also  pro*cary*ot*ic  adj 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  procaryote 
 
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