alveolate

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12
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9

Definition of alveolate

2 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Having a structure containing honeycomb-like cavities.
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Having a structure containing honeycomb-like cavities.

noun

  1. A member of a grouping of protists comprising the ciliates, sporozoa and dinoflagellates.

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alveolatus, from alveolus (“cavity”). For the protists, a borrowing of taxonomic name Alveolata.

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