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alveolate

The English word “alveolate” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Having a structure containing honeycomb-like cavities.

noun

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

Etymology

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

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