archaea
/ɑːˈkiːə/plural noun
- Biology micro-organisms which are similar to bacteria in size and simplicity of structure but radically different in molecular organization. They are now believed to constitute an ancient group which is intermediate between the bacteria and eukaryotes.【生】原始细菌。亦称ARCHAEBACTERIA.
派生词
archaean
adjective & noun词源
modern Latin (plural)， from Greek arkhaios 'primitive'.