alveolate

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

Having a structure containing honeycomb-like cavities.

Noun

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

Concepts

alvéolate

Synonymes

honeycombed

faveolate

pitted

cavitied

pockmarked

pocked

bumpy

potholed

Traductions

alveolat

Alveolata

alveolado

Alveolata

Étymologie (Anglais)

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