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noun
(also archeon)
Biology A member of the Archaea; an archaebacterium.
The plural form is usually supplied by "Archaea".
Origin
1990s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. From scientific Latin Archaeon, singular form corresponding to Archaea.
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