Archaeon Definition
ärkē-ŏn
archaea
noun
Any of various prokaryotic microorganisms of the domain Archaea, being genetically distinct from bacteria and often living in habitats with extreme environmental conditions such as high temperature or salinity.
American Heritage Medicine
A microorganism, physically resembling a bacterium, of the kingdom Archaea.
Wiktionary
Origin of Archaeon
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New Latin Archaeon (back-formed singular of Archaea domain name) from Greek arkhaion neuter singular of arkhaios ancient (in reference to the very ancient separation of the archaea and the eubacteria in evolutionary history) archaic
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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