alveolate

Betekenis (Engels)

Adj

Having a structure containing honeycomb-like cavities.

Noun

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

Sinonieme

honeycombed

faveolate

pitted

cavitied

pockmarked

pocked

bumpy

potholed

Vertalings

alveolat

alvéolate

Alveolata

alveolado

Alveolata

Etimologie (Engels)

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