Made up of only one cell. Bacteria are single-celled organisms.
single-celled
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The adjective has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
having a single cell (and thus not divided into cells)
Synonym: one-celled
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- prokaryote
- protists
- paramecium (invertebrate zoology)
- Protozoan (in medicine)
- Protista
- amoeba (Science)
- Choanoflagellida (invertebrate zoology)
- loment (botany)
- ciliated protozoa
- Monera (Science)
- prosthecate bacteria (microbiology)
- Amoeba
- asexual reproduction (Science)
- eukaryote (Science)
