alveolate

Significat (Anglès)

Adj

Having a structure containing honeycomb-like cavities.

Noun

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

Conceptes

alveolat

Sinònims

honeycombed

faveolate

pitted

cavitied

pockmarked

pocked

bumpy

potholed

Traduccions

alvéolate

Alveolata

alveolado

Alveolata

Etimologia (Anglès)

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