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alveolate en · ADJ

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Deriveds

alveolately · alveolization · alveolated · alveolisation · alveolation

Translations (2)

pt alveolado (having honeycomb-like cavities) · pl pęcherzykowaty (having honeycomb-like cavities)

alveolate en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

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