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Vinony

alveolate

noun

  1. any protist in the clade Alveolata
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Wiktionary

adj

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

  1. Having a structure containing honeycomb-like cavities.

noun

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

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