alveolate

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alveolatus, from alveolus (“cavity”).

adj

  1. Having a structure containing honeycomb-like cavities.

noun

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

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